Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore (1974)

Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Ellen Burstyn, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore follows a widow who travels across the American Southwest with her young son while trying to rebuild her life and pursue a singing career. The film combines character-driven drama, working-class realism and relationship storytelling within one of the defining American dramas of the 1970s. Ellen Burstyn won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.