Violets Are Blue (1986) on Netflix
After fifteen years abroad, Gussie returns to her Maryland hometown and finds former sweetheart Henry married and running the local paper. Their reunion begins a tense, awkward romance.
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- Netflix2.9/5
- IMDb5.8/101,279 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes57%
Plot summary
Gussie, a photographer, has spent the last fifteen years traveling around the world. She comes back to the Maryland coastal town where she grew up for a two-week stay. There she runs into Henry, the man she dated in high school. Henry is now married and operates the local newspaper that he took over from his father. Their reunion turns into an uncomfortable, strained romance.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Violets Are Blue (1986)
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- Local sailors in Maryland trained Kevin Kline and Sissy Spacek on sailing basics so the two stars could film their boat scenes without any doubles.
- Director Jack Fisk made extensive editing cuts to please the studio, saying the film was given too much time and that the studio had the team try too many things. A first studio screening ran 1 hour 47 minutes; the final cut was 90 minutes.
