In terms of the impact of subtely expressed and deeply felt emotion, relationships that weather tragedy with grace and love, without a maudlin, sentimental or cliched moment, this film is about as close to perfect as any I've seen in American cinema!
It's mystery and spiritual reality lie in the pacing, the silences, the things NOT said. A work of art!!
Significant symbolism springs from the wide farmland setting. The movie focuses mainly on Tully, a handsome womanizing young man who works on his father's farm along with his brother,Earl, sensitive, girl-shy. Ella (beautifully played by Julianne Nicholson) is a bright young farm girl, studying to be a veterinarian . She brings to Tully a fuller reading of who he is than he's had with the other young women (his right-on reflection of the behavior of an almost-unknown mother). The father, Tully Sr. (movingly portrayed by Bob Burrus) relates to his sons with kindness, but with minimum verbal or outward affection. The story, a complex one, brings all four people into a profound interplay, each life affected by outer events and inner responses...all paced with sensitivity and humanity.
My deep thanks to Hilary Birmingham, the director, as well as the writers and all those who brought this lovely film into our lives!
It's mystery and spiritual reality lie in the pacing, the silences, the things NOT said. A work of art!!
Significant symbolism springs from the wide farmland setting. The movie focuses mainly on Tully, a handsome womanizing young man who works on his father's farm along with his brother,Earl, sensitive, girl-shy. Ella (beautifully played by Julianne Nicholson) is a bright young farm girl, studying to be a veterinarian . She brings to Tully a fuller reading of who he is than he's had with the other young women (his right-on reflection of the behavior of an almost-unknown mother). The father, Tully Sr. (movingly portrayed by Bob Burrus) relates to his sons with kindness, but with minimum verbal or outward affection. The story, a complex one, brings all four people into a profound interplay, each life affected by outer events and inner responses...all paced with sensitivity and humanity.
My deep thanks to Hilary Birmingham, the director, as well as the writers and all those who brought this lovely film into our lives!