
23 Sep 2005

A History of Violence
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
All the world loves a lover.
The Talbots, formerly one of the Eastern Shore's first families, have gone to seed: Pap is a drunk, soddenly decaying in his ruined ancestral home, and three of his sons (William, Carol, and Ezra) are lazy, shiftless young men. Mulligan, Pap's second son who supports the entire family by oyster fishing, falls in love with wealthy Anna Lee, but when he first kisses her, she calls him "white trash."
Anna Lee
Mulligan Talbot
William Talbot
Carol Talbot
Ezra Talbot
"Pap"
Other suitor
23 Sep 2005
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
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