在这部邦蒂富尔之行剧情片中,瓦茨太太再也不愿和脾气不好的儿媳杰西、儿子路迪生活在一起了，一天，她悄悄离开家，踏上她朝思暮想的故乡“邦蒂富尔”之途，但邦蒂富尔早已名存实亡了，无论火车还是汽车站，行车表上都没有这一站，一位好心的镇长开车送她到了邦蒂富尔，眼前的邦蒂富尔：居民全部走光，房屋早已变成了废墟，久已荒芜的棉田里长满了杂草和野花。瓦茨太太在她家门前留连忘返……
杰拉尔丁·佩奇扮演的卡里·瓦茨，创造了一个丰满动人的形象，它不仅仅表现一个女人，更表现出了她的一生。她富有魅力的表演与整部影片融为一体，使她的第八次奥斯卡奖提名终于修成正果，获第58届奥斯卡最佳女演员奖。
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940's Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish -- just once before she dies -- is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home." The trouble is her son, Ludie, is too concerned for her health to allow her to travel alone and her petty daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae, insists they don't have money to squander on bus tickets. This prompts "escape" attempts each month which coincide with the arrival of Mrs. Watts' Social Security check. Then, Mrs. Watts makes a successful escape and last trip home.
普鲁斯特谈 [记忆]。信者得爱。从我触摸邦迪福尔那一刻起，开始新生。
