Where Lilies Bloom: A Horror Story

Great story along with wonderful acting and beautiful scenery had me captivated. Hope to see it again if it should come on Antenna TV. The only recognizable character was Harry Dean Stanton and the role he played was certainly interesting and the complimenting cast was delightful. The story line is a testimony to the human spirit and the dedication to family bonds was gripping and made the movie an enchanting experience. More movies should be made such as this. No car chases or blowing up of building just pure story telling.

I hope to have a chance to see this movie again. This movie is well worth watching, it's intriguing and feels like it shows what life was like and even may still be like in the smokies for the people that live there. Because it is not well known, it looks like it was recently made not 36 years ago as of and the cinematics are a joy to watch. I also agree, with all the others beautiful scenery of the hills. You find yourself drawn in and you really end up caring about the characters and you want them to accomplish the hiding of their father's death from all the visitors just so they can stay together.

If you see this movie is on the schedule take the time to watch this treasure back in I have been dying to see the movie on TV again. I wish they would show it!!!

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It's a lovely movie about this family, with a strong lead female character. I remember seeing it on a lazy Sunday afternoon and it was a kind of a surprise to be so good being a TV made movie. The cinematography is lovely. It seems to be a place of quiet beauty. May be one day I will go the place where it was filmed. I even remember the background music and the sounds of the rustling trees and the wind going thru the mountain brush.

It really had an impact on me. I recommend this movie highly. Please if anyone sees when this will be showing, let me know.

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A young girl's discovery of being an adult sal 11 October I loved this movie. I give it 5 stars because the movie shows the hard life in the mountains. It just stood out at the library when I looked for a movie. I read the book and it was just as good.

Mary Call was bossy, but I understood why. Ima Dean was cute but boring. All she did was sit, sing songs, take bathes and go to school. Romey was rather loud and Devola was queer in the head. All in all, it was a great movie. How about that one with Glenn Ford and Julie Harris? Caught a bit of it recently. Family Hoke or something? Bit too much, really. Then it seemed she was walking home on the country road and the truck came pulling up behind her and she was cussing quietly under her breath. It was this movie. There it all was again. Did remember the kids in that runaway truck coming to a stop in the ditch out in the field like that, but didn't realize it was the same movie.

Now if I could just find the movie where the woman Kim Darby looking is a new teacher in the boonies and is teaching kids Old McDonald and none of them sing with her and one little girl gets up to go to the chalkboard and slides her feet across the floor and the teacher has to correct her on this. Somebody clearly didn't know this isn't the lazy way of walking, sliding your feet on the floor like that. Not picking your feet up or dragging them is more the result that this sliding depiction.

There were many movies and TV shows about the backwoods country living, life down on the farm, but like so many things out of Hollywood, you can't really believe the way they are shown in programs and movies. Such a memorable film and one in which I first took notice of actor Harry Dean Stanton. His character was pivotal in the story and Harry gave such a nuanced performance. Harry had been in westerns a good bit of his early career starting in the s and this was such a big part in a small picture. All the principals seemed so real and Harry was the string that tied it together.

KayMack23 6 August I remember the book, so I am a bit biased, but I am basing my rating on the film version alone. Now, I have lived in one of the poorest and most rural areas of North Carolina myself before a mere ten years after this film was released- I can say that probably not a whole lot changed from Even homes that weren't as poor as depicted in Where the Lilies Bloom, I remember entering and even the floors inside were not level.

The family is supposed to be extremely poor, so poor they barely keep food on the table by bartering and selling herbs and plants gathered from the local woods that are to be used in traditional medicines. Oh how I love that character of Mary Call Luther! I originally read this in grade school - some time around the sixth grade - and I remembered liking it very much.

I misremembered some of the details - I'd thought Roy Luther was a coal miner rather than a sharecropper. I enjoyed reading it again as an adult, although I now realize the quality of the writing isn't as good as it possibly could be. Still, this is a fascinating story of a year-old Appalachian girl in North Carolina trying to keep her siblings together after their father becomes I originally read this in grade school - some time around the sixth grade - and I remembered liking it very much. Still, this is a fascinating story of a year-old Appalachian girl in North Carolina trying to keep her siblings together after their father becomes gravely ill.

It's also a nice depiction of wildcrafting. Apr 12, Melinda rated it really liked it Shelves: This one probably deserves 3. It was a re-read for me; I remember reading it as a kid and seeing the movie. The descriptions of rural poverty and the beauty of the NC mountains were very good. Interesting descriptions of wildcrafting as the kids try to support themselves by harvesting medicinal herbs, roots and bark. Kids who have been through tough times will find an accurate mirror to their own experience here This one probably deserves 3.

Kids who have been through tough times will find an accurate mirror to their own experience here and a worthwhile reading experience. Dec 29, David Corder rated it it was amazing. For me, Where the Lilies Bloom was like meeting someone new. At first, I didn't know them very well, and I didn't really think that the two of us would hit it off.

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However, as we spent more time together, I developed a deep love for them and couldn't wait to spend time with them. Where the Lilies Bloom is a compelling story about a young girl having the weight of the world being placed on her shoulders and her undying reliance to help her family.

It's a story that will captivate you and that you For me, Where the Lilies Bloom was like meeting someone new. It's a story that will captivate you and that you'll remember for years to come and will inspire you to face your biggest obstacles head on. I can't believe I just got around to reading this book now One of my favorite YA books thus far. I love reading books about kids who are determined to make it in the world dispite their circumstances. I kept wanting to make it on their own after their father died I would have liked the book to be a little longer in order to tell us what happened to the kids as they grew up.

May 01, drowningmermaid rated it did not like it. This was required reading in grade school. The descriptions of poverty were evocative, but somewhat long-winded. Validation for my feeling of dull. What I found the most irritating was the resolution: I have been looking for this story for years. Something about the mountains and the characters stuck out in my mind from when my elementary school librarian read this to us, but I couldn't remember the title. I remembered "lilies" but nothing more. But the imagery and characters were just as sharp this reading. Jan 29, Karen rated it it was amazing.

A well told story of what it was like to be mountain people in the deep south, sharecropping and how they deal with life after a family tragedy of major loss. Judging from the references, this could take place anytime from post WWII to the mid s. It doesn't really reference any significant point in time or history. It's a judgement call but that takes nothing away from the story. Oct 16, Meredith rated it did not like it. I got the book and it smelled like poo. I thought it was just the book,so I got a new one and that smelled like poo too.

So I actually opened the book and read it, then I realized what it was. This book is a piece of poo. We need to press forward in our struggles and not give up. Spring will always follow the darkest winters. This was one of my favorites when I was a young teen. Interesting how the story has changed since then: Feb 19, Shelley rated it it was amazing.

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I read this book when I was in the 5th or 6th grade and had forgotten how great it is. I certainly did not appreciate it like I did when I read it this time. It was a touching book about life and growing up and being so poor you don't know where you are going to get your next meal but ultimately about family sticking together. Mary Call has an older sister Devola who has I read this book when I was in the 5th or 6th grade and had forgotten how great it is.

Mary Call has an older sister Devola who has a slight mental handicap it seems. Mary Call calls her "cloudy-headed". She also has two younger siblings- Romey and Ima Dean. They live with their father, Roy Luther who, at the start of the book, is quite ill already and suffers what appears to be a stroke that leaves him in even worse shape. Mary Call already works hard to provide for her family and she picks herbs to sell in town.

She manages to get the house and land signed over to the family so they are no longer indebted to the man that wants to marry Devola. As Roy Luther's health gets worse, he makes Mary Call promise him some things. She must NOT tell any other adults that he has died. The children must bury him themselves on Old Joshua. She must not let Devola marry the man that owned they land they lived on.

Mary Call agrees to these things. When Roy Luther does die Mary Call does the best she can to keep her family going. Ultimately, they lose the house, live in a cave but in the end, she begins to make decisions for herself and her brother and sisters instead of just relying on the things her father believed and wanted her to do.

She allows Devola to marry Kiser Pease and he in turn, takes all of the children in and provides them with a home and safety. The story was sweet and hard and sad all at once. Mary Call was proud and hard working and so determined to take care of the other children. She did not want to go into foster care and tried her best to make sure she honored her father's requests. She reminded me of some people I have known in my life that come from backgrounds similar to Mary Call's.

They are strong willed, proud people who go through life doing what they have to do to take care of their families. I would reccommend this for 4th grade and up. Some of it is not going to be appreciated by younger children but I think they will still get the general idea behind what is going on. Sep 03, Carlyna rated it it was amazing. I happened upon this book at the library. Logan and I went so that I could have a "good" experience there and want to go back. I'm not much for libraries! The books I went there to get were checked out which was annoying, but then I came up with a plan.

I would go to the teens section and pick out a book at random. So I strolled down the isles and saw this book. I liked the title so I thought, why not? This is a great book for young readers.

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It kept my interest and was a fast read. The I happened upon this book at the library. The library isn't so bad afterall. Since I can't summarize this book very well I've just copied and pasted a summary I found online.

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Note - the book is worth reading! As he lay dying, her father made her promise to look after her batty but sweet older sister Devola and younger sisters Romey and Ima Dean. She also had to fufill several conditions.

First, she was not to call a preacher or an undertaker when he died. She was to wrap him in a sheet and bury him on the mountain. Second, she was to always take pride in the name of Luther and instill that pride in her sisters. Third, she was to do her utmost to keep the family together and not accept charity. Fourth, she was always to keep Devola with her and treat her kindly and never, under any circumstances allow her to marry their hillbilly neighbor Kiser Pease. Though Mary Call does her utmost to fulfill her promises, hardships settled on thick and fast.

People insisted on seeing her father and seemed suspicious of his absence. Money was tight, and the Luthers had to work long hours in the mountains to get any money at all. Winter came with vengeance, and the roof of the house partially collapsed from the weight of the snow. Finally, the Luthers were told they had two weeks to leave their home.

At this point, Mary Call finally admitted that she could not continue to battle and found help from a surprising source. Mar 05, Lily Smith rated it really liked it. It tugged on all the heart strings, and got you connected to every single one of the characters. Even if it is a bad connection, it was there. This book had a lot packed into it for a book with only pages, it had a surprising amount of details in it also. There are two literary elements that I quickly saw when I was getting through this book.

The first one was the setting, the setting was in the woods and not a city type of place. It was more a country property where the main characters lived. The subject that pointed out the most was the house of shack that they lived in, it was like poverty level how they lived yet they survived.

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