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Martin Scorsese 's" Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" opens with a parody of the Hollywood dream world little girls were expected to carry around in their intellectual baggage a generation ago. The screen is awash with a fake sunset, and a sweet little thing comes strolling along home past sets that seem rescued from " The Wizard of Oz."
After her husband dies, Alice (Ellen Burstyn) and her son, Tommy, leave their small New Mexico town for California, where Alice hopes to make it as a singer. Money problems force them to settle...
Despite being his first commercial success, 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' is probably Scorsese's most overlooked film, which is shameful, because it is arguably his best, and in any analysis, deserves acknowledgment as one of the most honest and, ultimately, uplifting portraits of working-class womanhood written and directed by men.
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore is an American comedy of the sort of vitality that dazzles European film critics and we take for granted. It's full of attachments and associations to very particular times and places, even in the various regional accents of its characters.
Ellen Burstyn, giving an Oscar-oriented performance, confirms her status as a remarkably fine actress in Martin Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore... She offers a full portrait...
"Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" should be cherished in Scorsese's filmography as something rare, besides being an excellent character study that still works well after many years. The story mainly revolves around Alice Hyatt ( Ellen Burstyn ), a suburban housewife living in New Mexico.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 92%, based on 83 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's consensus states: "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore finds Martin Scorsese wielding a somewhat gentler palette than usual, with generally absorbing results."
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Mia Bendixsen, Ellen Burstyn, Alfred Lutter III, Billy Green Bush. A recently-widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.
Martin Scorsese’s “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” is considered to be some sort of a turning point, because it was the first major film in a long time to feature a strong role for a woman in a decade.