Winslow Homer: An American Original (1999 TV Movie) User Reviews

This Movie Was Garbage

[avianhewitt · 1/10 · 14 May 2018]

My favorite scene was when the blind man whispered very delicately into his daughter's ear, so close we all could practically feel his breath on our own faces (never agreed to this, by the way), "It is cold outside".

Repetitive music, repetitive scenes, and terrible actors. I also love it when the main character slowly dives gracefully towards the river and pretends that he "fell in". I also love the man laying next to the tree in the civil war scene, as he is flailing his hands in spastic motions (I wonder what the director told him to do- "pretend that you have gunk on your hands and you're trying to get it off!"). My art teacher made us watch this one day, and when I tried to fall asleep to escape this terrible mess, she yelled in my face to "watch the movie". Well, Mrs., I did. And now I'm writing an honest review on it.

Great for 5th grade art class

[pickettmills · 10/10 · 9 February 2016]

I show this film in my 5th grade art class every year. All of the films in this series (The Artist's Specials) are good for that age group. They are well acted and written and make it interesting for the students, in that a young person befriends the artist, and becomes part of their story. In this case, Homer has recently returned from being a field artist for the magazine, Harpers Weekly, during the Civil War. As the film begins, he is staying at a friend's farm in New York state in order to do some painting. Homer, who was famously reclusive, wants to be left alone to paint. A boy and a girl, who, are misfits of their own, become models in some of his paintings, and, eventually friends with Homer, and with each other. The length of the film is perfect for giving a sense of the painter and his life, and yet not too long to be shown in class. Check out the entire series! Bravo and thank you to the producers, Devine Entertainment.