Mary Steenburgen as novelist Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings ("The Yearling") in a film based on her memoirs. Rip Torn, Peter Coyote. Geechee: Alfre Woodard. Ellie: Dana Hill. Mrs. Turner: Joanna Miles. Paul: Ike Eisenmann. Floyd: Cary Guffey. Directed by Martin Ritt.