{"id":29233,"date":"2012-12-31T12:40:10","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T19:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29233"},"modified":"2021-01-06T11:37:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T18:37:21","slug":"where-the-lilies-bloom-1974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29233","title":{"rendered":"Where the Lilies Bloom (1974)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If anybody ever finds out he passed away, they&#8217;ll take us to the county home for sure.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-29234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen their widowed father (Rance Howard) passes away, a fourteen-year-old Appalachian girl (Julie Gholson) and her siblings &#8212; Devola (Jan Smithers), Romey (Matthew Burrill), and Ima Dean (Helen Harmon) &#8212; keep his death a secret in order to stay together as a family; meanwhile, Mary Call (Gholson) attempts to honor one of her father&#8217;s dying wishes by preventing an amorous suitor (Harry Dean Stanton) from marrying Devola.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harry Dean Stanton Films<\/li>\n<li>Orphans<\/li>\n<li>Survival<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nBased on a Newbery Honor-winning children&#8217;s book by Vera and Bill Cleaver, <em>Where the Lilies Bloom<\/em> tells a powerfully authentic tale of orphaned siblings scratching out a living for themselves in Appalachia by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/topic\/wildcrafting\">wildcrafting<\/a> (gleaning for medicinal herbs) while keeping nosy neighbors and other well-meaning adults at bay. Other than the presence of Stanton (in a wonderful supporting performance) and Sudie Bond (given just a few minutes of screentime as Gholson&#8217;s encouraging English teacher), performances are primarily by unknown actors, including three refreshingly natural youngsters &#8212; Gholson, Burrill and Harmon &#8212; who apparently never made any other films. (Smithers, 25 at the time she co-starred in this movie, became best known for her work on the T.V. series &#8220;WKRP in Cincinnati&#8221;.) Gholson in particular deserves mention for her fiery lead performance as Mary Call; we believe this spindly, savvy girl is someone who could support and motivate her entire family, at least for a few intensive months. The subplot involving her continuous attempts to keep lovestruck Kiser Pease (Stanton) away from her beautiful older sister adds both levity and gravitas to the screenplay, as we wonder what exactly will happen once their deeply held secret is inevitably found out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Julie Gholson as Mary Call<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Gholson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Gholson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Gholson.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Gholson-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Gholson-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Harry Dean Stanton as Kiser<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Stanton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Stanton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Stanton.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Stanton-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Stanton-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent use of real-life locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Sets.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Sets.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Sets-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Where-the-Lilies-Bloom-Sets-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended for one-time viewing. Listed as a Sleeper in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0072401\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1974\/06\/08\/archives\/screen-lilies-bloom-tale-of-youngsters-in-appalachia-opens.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If anybody ever finds out he passed away, they&#8217;ll take us to the county home for sure.&#8221; Synopsis: When their widowed father (Rance Howard) passes away, a fourteen-year-old Appalachian girl (Julie Gholson) and her siblings &#8212; Devola (Jan Smithers), Romey (Matthew Burrill), and Ima Dean (Helen Harmon) &#8212; keep his death a secret in order to stay together as a family; meanwhile, Mary Call (Gholson) attempts to honor one of her father&#8217;s dying wishes by preventing an amorous suitor (Harry&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=29233\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29233"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61950,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29233\/revisions\/61950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}