Violets Are Blue (1986)

4.9/10 88 min Drama Romance

Overview

After fifteen years of traveling around the world, Gussie, a famous photographer, returns to the Maryland coastal resort where she grew up. She meets her high school sweetheart, Henry, who is now married and running the local newspaper he inherited from his father. An awkward and tension-filled romance ensues.

Cast

Sissy Spacek

Augusta "Gussie" Sawyer

Kevin Kline

Henry Squires

Bonnie Bedelia

Ruth Squires

John Kellogg

Ralph Sawyer

Augusta Dabney

Ethel Sawyer

Kate McGregor-Stewart

Sara Mae

Adrian Sparks

George

Annalee Jefferies

Sally

Mike Starr

Tony

Doug Roberts

Lloyd Lynch

William Bolander

Regatta Spectator (uncredited)

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