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Desert Bloom

The nuclear family meets the atomic age.

5.8(20)19861h 45m1

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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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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    Wuchak

    2/26/2022

    8/10

    _**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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