Product Details

• Actors: Peter MacNicol, JoBeth Williams, Angela Bettis, Boyce Holleman, Jenifer Lewis
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Pbs (Direct)
• VHS Release Date: January 8, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005QC1I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,991 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Can't get enough of The Ponder Heart, June 1, 2011

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This review is from: The Ponder Heart [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Think of The Ponder Heart as a chat with an old friend telling an extraordinary family story. I'm not sure I could listen to such a story 20+ times from even my dearest friend but I never tire of this one. I've seen the movie 20+ times (I show it to my 8th gr. language arts classes) and still laugh out loud. Welty must have been delighted with the casting--you have to see it to believe it. Cooking up characters on paper is one thing, but this recreation in flesh and blood is pure genius. The cadence, well, just when you're feeling a bit impatient, Welty pitches a nice curve ball. My husband dreads watching the "character driven" films I prefer, but he liked this one very much--and I bet you will, too.

Side Note: In 1972, I first 'met' Eudora Welty in freshman lit. via her mesmerizing short stories. Four years later I moved within blocks of her home in Jackson, Mississippi (near Belhaven College)and--be still my heart--I waited on her as a teller at the neighborhood bank. Nearly fainting, I blubbered something about loving her work and wanting to read her latest, The Optimist's Daughter, a Pulitzer Prize winner--but it was years before I understood the book's complexities.

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a wonderful play., September 28, 2011

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This is a wonderful story by Eudora Welty. And the actors are just superb. I know I'm going to watch this multiple times in the future. A perceptive analysis of human needs and motives.

4.0 out of 5 stars The PONDER HEART Has Charm and Humor, July 6, 2005

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This story, based on the novel by southern writer Eudora Welty is charming and humorous. The first half is decidedly better than the second and the ending could have been smoother. But the character of Uncle Daniel and Bonnie Dee Peacock could not have been portrayed any better. The dim Uncle Daniel, and the not-too-bright Bonnie Dee are perfect renditions of the Welty characters I imagined. This a story of humor and southern charm, with some excellent performances!