In 1994 an elderly man rode a lawnmower nearly 400 kilometres to reach the brother he hadn’t spoken to in years, and Richard Farnsworth was 79 and had cancer when he played him. It’s David Lynch’s strangest film, precisely because it’s so ordinary.
Alvin Straight, of Laurens, Iowa, can barely walk, and no one is about to give him a driving licence. So when he hears that the brother he hasn’t spoken to in years has had a stroke, nearly 400 kilometres away, he starts up his lawnmower. It’s going to be a long ride.
Oscars
Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Richard Farnsworth)
2000
Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection
1999
European Film Awards
Screen International Award
1999
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