TENDER MERCIES

Robert Duvall, Tess Harper

Universal Pictures; Directed by Bruce Beresford

Rated PG; 92 minutes; 1983

Robert Duvall won the Academy Award® for Best Actor is this absorbing character study of a recovering alcoholic who let alcohol destroy his career, his marriage, and nearly his life. Only the love of a young Texas widow (Tess Harper) and her son allow him to regain the self-respect and purpose he so desperately needs.