The Straight Story
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The Straight Story is a 1999 biographical road drama film directed by David Lynch that follows an elderly man's journey across the American Midwest on a lawnmower to reconcile with his estranged brother.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Straight Story (score) | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | true story of Alvin Straight ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | David Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
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drama ⓘ road movie ⓘ |
| hasDirector | David Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJourneyGoal | reconcile with estranged brother ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Straight Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Alvin Straight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modeOfTravel | lawnmower ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | road narrative ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An elderly man travels across the American Midwest on a lawnmower to reconcile with his estranged brother. ⓘ |
| portrays |
rural American life
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sibling relationship ⓘ |
| productionType | feature film ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | elderly ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| setting | American Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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family reconciliation ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ journey ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
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The Straight Story (score)