Places in the Heart
Of the three "mortgage on the farm" films of 1984 ( Country and The River were the other two), Places in the Heart is the only one set during the Depression. After her husband is killed, Sally Field is forced to take over the debt-ridden Texas family farm herself. Though slightly embittered by the fact that a black man was responsible for her husband's death, Field accepts the help of another African-American, Danny Glover . She is also given aid and comfort by her blind boarder, John Malkovich ...
