Storyline

The story involves Rose Chismore's youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her recollections are sometimes less than sweet, particularly those of her troubled and alcoholic stepfather. Her memories of Robin, her first love, are much happier, and she also recalls her colorful Aunt Starr, whose visit is fun, but also detrimental to her family's health. The setting of 1950s Nevada bomb testing is increasingly significant to the development of the story.—Melissa Portell

Plot Keywords

girl wears eyeglasses, school, mother daughter relationship, intimacy, dysfunctional marriage, dysfunctional family, compassion, child's point of view, alcoholism, abuse, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, war veteran, teenage girl, desert, depression, teen angst, working class, flashback, eyeglasses, nuclear weapon

Short Review

Desert Bloom contains the material for a very good film and it certainly contains the performances, but it moves in too many directions and contains too many issues.

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