Heartland

Where the Rivers Flow North Rip Torn was critically acclaimed for his commanding performance in this 1993 drama set in Virginia in 1927. Where the Rivers Flow North is about an old-time logger who defends his property against a pair of power-company executives (Michael J. Fox and Bill Raymond) seeking to bu...	Cross Creek	Letters of a Woman Homesteader "Peopled with the kinds of characters most novelists only dream of"(Christian Science Monitor), this classic account of American frontier living captures the rambunctious spirit of a pioneer who set out in 1909 to prove that a woman could ranch. Stewart's captivating missives fro...	The Yearling Child actor Claude Jarman Jr. won a Special Oscar for his lead performance as the boy hero of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' novel, which concerns a lad's love of a fawn in the post-Civil War era. Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman are memorable as his parents, their emotions divided in the...	Centennial: The Complete Series Journey to the Wild West in the sweeping sensational epic drama Centennial: The Complete Series! Relive the grand hopes dreams loves and adventures of generations of residents in Centennial Colorado - from their risky attempts to establish a settlement in 1795 through the politic...
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Tender story of love and courage
This is story ranks among my favorites. The tenderness revealed despite the harshness of their existence made me want to purchase this DVD for everyone I know. I found it to be captivating as the characters displayed such courage. The background song lifted my soul.

Realistic depiction of homesteading on the northern plains
Historically accurate depiction of homesteading on the northern plains. Rip Torn and Conchata Ferrell's characters (Clyde Stewart and Elinore Randall) meet, marry and survive a long cold winter in Wyoming. Homesteading was not for the faint of heart and Heartland shows the trials survived by the couple as they try to make it in a harsh environment. Along the way the couple marry, share the birth and death of a child, and learn to make do. While romance maybe lacking true love is shared although never out loud. Heartland is the the movie to watch, if you want to realize how harsh life was almost a 100 years ago when the strong of heart moved westward in hopes of finding a better future.

Homesteading the way it was
This is a wonderful slice of life from the early 1900's. Homesteading in Wyoming. Almost a documentary the way it's presented. A Scottish immigrant (played by Rip Torn) (he was born for the part) advertizes for a housekeeper in an eastern newspaper. Elinore Pruitt (Conchita Ferrel) (also perfectly casted) Answers the ad and comes west on the train with her 6 year old daughter.She's met in Burnt Forks by Clyde Stewart and told to go to the general store and order supplies. "I'll be back in a half hour" he says. Not a lot of chit chat in the way of introducing himself. That sets the tone of the story for awhile. Most of the film shows the everyday chores and tasks of living on a small ranch. Some might find this a boring film since it's not your everyday entertain me every minute film. They worked hard just to survive. It's amazing how much the world has changed since 1910. In some ways I envy them. But it was an awfully hard life. The winter was bitter cold. As the movie progresses Elinore claims the land next to Stewart and finds she can't keep up the land by herself so ends up marrying Stewart figuring between the two of them they can keep both places. There is not a lot of affection or hand holding between the two. They seem almost like strangers to each other but as time goes on you can tell there is love between them. People were much more reserved in those days. They have a baby boy but it dies during the winter. The feelings are kept inside and eventually Elinore breaks down while hanging up the laundry. She drops to the ground with a scream of anguish. And just as quickly is back to the laundry. Part of the way they were I guess. Most of the livestock is lost in the winter but in spring they start over. The last scene is of Clyde and Elinore helping a calf being born with a comealong and some rope by pulling the calf out of the cow. It appears to be a real calf being born. It's an abosultely wonderful film of the old days of a time long gone. I'm sorry its gone. Wonderfully filmed with wide open scenes of Wyoming in all seasons. Outstanding acting. Highly recommended

realistic
This movie is very realistic, to me and our life style. It`s one of my and my husbands very favorites. Super movie

Oh, How I Love This movie!
I first saw this when it first came out on a video I rented. I have been trying to buy the video for several years. I recently bought it used at a video store and I was so ecstatic I was bouncing off the walls. Based on the Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart, a book I bought from an Amazon seller. Conchata Ferrell stars as Elinore, a widow with a small daughter who, answering an ad by Scotish bachelor Rip Torn, comes to the frontier to work for him. They fall in love, marry, have a child together. Their trials and tribulations and their love for each other and the land overcome the tragedies that befell them. I highly recommend this movie. Even though I own the video, I am very willing and grateful to pay $27 for this movie.