Violets are Blue

1h 28min

Drama

Romance

After fifteen years of traveling around the world, Gussie, a famous photographer, returns to the Maryland coastal resort where she grew up. She meets her high school sweetheart, Henry, who is now married and running the local newspaper he inherited from his father. An awkward and tension-filled romance ensues.

Production Companies

Rastar Productions

Delphi IV Productions

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Augusta "Gussie" Sawyer
Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Henry Squires
Bonnie Bedelia

Bonnie Bedelia

Ruth Squires
John Kellogg

John Kellogg

Ralph Sawyer
Jim Standiford

Jim Standiford

Addy Squires
Augusta Dabney

Augusta Dabney

Ethel Sawyer
Kathleen Fannon

Kathleen Fannon

Girl's Mother
Doug Roberts

Doug Roberts

Lloyd Lynch
William Bolander

William Bolander

Regatta Spectator (uncredited)

Release date

4th Apr 1986

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English