![]() We were frankly a bit embarrassed by the condition of the house, as it needed a paint job (which we got around to doing this summer). And it wasn’t too fancy or modernized, exuding an air of genteel decadence. It has a kitchen big enough to film in and a nice back yard. At the beginning, they said they liked the wraparound porch. It worked for the script they had in hand and for the shots they contemplated. Seriously, I can’t exactly say, as that was their decision, and the witness should not speculate. ’Cause it’s our baby, the object of our love and respect. A location manager tasked with finding a suitable home drove up our street and left a note on our door. Westword: How did Our Souls at Night find your house?ĭavid Hendrickson: Purely by happenstance. Ahead of the film's premiere today, September 29, we spoke via email with Hendrickson about his experience lending his home to filmmakers for two months. Rather than film the movie on the plains, where Haruf's novel is set - in the fictional town of Holt, Colorado - the crew was based in Florence, with forays into Colorado Springs and Denver. A location scout had driven down his street and thought his home would be a perfect location for the character played by Jane Fonda in Our Souls at Night, a Netflix adaptation of a book by the late Kent Haruf that stars Fonda and Robert Redford. Until You Say Uncle.Colorado College professor David Hendrickson found an unusual note on the door of his Colorado Springs home last year.Survivor Manual: Inspiring & Empowering Survivors to Lead Joyful Lives.Protective Mothers' Alliance International.Mothers of Lost Children/Rights for Mothers.Battered Mothers ~ A Human Rights Issue.Abuse Survivors Learning to Thrive Forum.".Until You Die": The Narcissist's Promise.Please Donate to the Sponsor of This Site Silent No More! Blogs & Sites The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women.National Sexual Violence Resource Center.Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and DV Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence.Join 480 other subscribers No More Campaign Member OrganizationsĮmpowering Youth to End Domestic Violence Sometimes I hate this place.Sometimes I wish I had gotten out of here when I could. On the long drive home, Ruth says to Addie: Your blouse has a spot on it.You shouldn’t come to work dressed like that. No, I couldn’t find any good man back there.Ĭouldn’t you? Well, sometimes they’re closer to home than you think. ![]() At the grocery store check out, the gossipy clerk asks if Mrs. Ruth Joyce, Addie and Louis’ neighbor, is one of the few locals who approve of the budding relationship between them. A reputation like that would just about follow you everywhere. I wouldn’t want to get the name of a liar and a prevaricator in a little town the size of this one. It goes right in your ears and out your mouth. You know, he said, one of the things I always hear is how any story is safe with you. To stay out all night and then still have enough left over to function the day after. Louis meets his buddies for coffee, and a man he doesn’t particularly like says: While the movie brilliantly captures life in small-town, rural Colorado, it doesn’t feature two hysterical scenes which take pot-shots at local busybodies. ![]() They are both lonely, and they’ve both spent way too much time worrying about local gossips. Sadly, it didn’t make the movie.Īddie is a widow, and Louis is a widower. I was so looking forward to the scene where Louis goes to the barber for a haircut and a shave prior to his first night with Addie. Addie Moore (Jane Fonda) and Louis Waters (Robert Redford) sipping wine during their first night together.
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