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Availability: In Stock - This item ships within 1-2 business days. If remaining stock is damaged or becomes unavailable, we will restock and ship this item to you at no additional charge. Director: Ruth Leitman Producer: Peter Wentworth  ||  Nancy Segler  ||  Margie Thorpe  ||  Ruth Leitman Released: 1998 [USA] Genre: Documentary Keywords:  America || Comedy || Dark Comedy || Drama || Drinking / Alcoholism || Family / Siblings || Incest || Mentally Challenged / Disturbed || Rape || Violence

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Plot:	This intimate and darkly humorous documentary of a dysfunctional southern family follows Margie's struggle with a mentally ill mother, an alcoholic father, and accusations of incest. ALMA is an unflinching look at family secrets, pain, and love.
Overview:	Margie Thorpe is a back sassin', whiskey sippin', country singin' Southern Diva. Her mother Alma is a working class Norma Desmond graced with the regional talent for spinning tall tales out of life's tragedy. Alma's bizarre views on sexuality, motherhood and mail-order sweepstakes make her a living, breathing shrine to Southern Gothic. A rape by an uncle in a cotton field at age seven is described as the seduction of Adam by Eve. Past lovers are romanticized as bank robbers, murderers and...Elvis Presley. This intimate and darkly humorous portrait of the Thorpe family follows Margie's struggle with a mentally ill mother and an abusive, alcoholic father. Framed by accusations of incest, ALMA is an unflinching examination of family secrets and pain tangled up in love.
Cast:	Margie Thorpe  ||  Alma Thorpe  ||  Jim Thorpe  ||  RuPaul  ||  Hunter Patterson  ||  Larry Tee  ||  Tom Zarilla  ||  The Now Explosion (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	93 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	English
Distributor:	Cinema Obscura  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Director's Audio Commentary Q&A With Ruth Leitman & Margie Thorpe At Indiana University Stills Gallery CNN Feature: "American Voices: Alma Premiere"