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A FAMILY THING
Robert Duvall is Earl, an aging small-town Arkansan who discovers at the death of his elderly, beloved mother that she only raised him He was born of a brief affair between a black friend who died in childbirth and his irresponsible father. His mother’s last wish is that he find and bond with his black half brother.
The theme of this warm film, directed by Richard Pearce (The Long Walk Home), is reconciliation between the races. Improbable in 1996, it’s integrationist rather than separatist. As both comedy and drama, its heart is the amiable acting rapport between Duvall and James Earl Jones, as the resentful brother in Chicago, and Irma P. Hall, as the wise, elderly aunt who brings them together. Problem language; otherwise, generally recommended for mature youth and adults.
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