Alvin Straight has not shown up to his regular bar meeting with his friends. He is eventually found lying on his floor at home, although he insists that he “just needs a bit of help getting up”. His daughter Rose takes her reluctant father to see a doctor, who sternly admonishes Alvin to give up tobacco.

• The Straight Story
• David Lynch
• Richard Farnsworth
• Sissy Spacek
• Jane Galloway Heitz