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Stones for Ibarra
Keith played a character named Richard Everton in this movie based on the book by Harriet Doerr.
Richard takes his imaginative wife, Sara, played by Glenn Close, to re-open a family copper mine in rural Mexico. This was a well-done movie, with nice scenes of Keith. It was originally a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation on CBS television.
Success! There is copper in the mine, and new vitality is pumped into the economy and lives of the villagers.
Richard becomes ill, and the Evertons travel back to the States for a prognosis. Richard just wants to know if he has enough time to make the mine fully operational.
The Evertons become part of village life, sharing in the joys and sorrows of their neighbors.
There are some things that Sara just "knows," but both she and Richard are unable to be certain that he will be cured. Richard tells Sara not to count on him getting better...echoing the strain of fatalism that runs through village life.
As Richard becomes increasingly weaker, and his immune system deteriorates, the Evertons become more dependent on the kindness of the people in Ibarra as they move closer to their final goodbye.
The leukemia finally defeats Richard...and the indomitable will of Sara...
...but only when she returns to Ibarra can she finally say goodbye, knowing that Richard will always be remembered.
This is a faithful adaptation of the stories in the book, and great acting helped some of the written sequences come alive. Try to see this; it is a little hard to find, but definitely worth your efforts! dexgal also remembers the book, and recommends it as well!
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Glenn Close
Harriett Doerr
Keith Carradine
leukemia
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