

Desert Bloom
The nuclear family meets the atomic age.
The story involves Rose Chismore's youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her recollections are sometimes less than sweet, particularly those of her troubled and alcoholic step-father. Her memories of Robin, her first-love, are much happier and she also recalls her colorful Aunt Starr -- who's visit is fun but also detrimental to her family's health. The setting of 1950s Las Vegas' bomb testing is increasingly significant to the development of the story.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- nevada
- atomic bomb test
- coming of age
- las vegas
- desert
- 1950s
- abusive stepfather
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical22 Jan 1986
CzechiaCZ
- Physical1 Oct 1994
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1219 Mar 1987
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Desert Bloom was released on 22 January 1986.
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1- W8/10
Wuchak
2/26/2022
_**Underrated drama about coming of age in 50's Vegas**_ "Desert Bloom" (1986) is an excellent and underrated coming-of-age drama about a semi-dysfunctional family living in Las Vegas in the early 50s. The military is conducting atomic bomb testing nearby. The story mostly focuses on 13 year-old Rose (Annabeth Gish) who struggles with her relationship with her stepfather, Jack (Jon Voight). Jack suffers from post-…
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