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starring: Brendan Fehr, Paul Johansson, Corey Sevier, Jonas Chernick, Caroline Dhavernasdirected by: Anne Wheeler
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781589712751
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 1589712757
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Release Date: January 28, 2003
Running Time: 99 minutes
Sales Rank: 54042
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
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Rating: - A Better Period Piece than Story
In this movie about a 16-year-old 'mail order bride,' probably the best aspect of it is that it gives some idea of what life was like in Manitoba in the middle of the 19th Century. I would submit that the situation of Anne in this movie would certainly have been more the exception than the rule, however. [More common would be the situation found in the 'Love Comes Softly' series of six movies, most directed by Michael Landon.] What isn't explained is, when her husband is killed in a hunting accident ... Read More
Rating: - A Hidden Gem
Like other reviewers, I looked into this film because of the lovely and very promising young actress who starred in the short-lived sitcom "Wonderfalls". After having let the DVD lay around my room for the past week or so, I thought i'd pop it in my DVD player and watch it finally. I can't say I fell in love with it, but for the performances, setting, story goes.. it all kept me very engaged and involved as the story unfolded. and - Although it wasn't a perfect movie, I'd say I enjoyed my experiance and ... Read More
Rating: - A gem of a sleeper
I had never heard of this film before in the US. Like another reviewer I only came upon this film after looking into the work of Caroline Dhavernas, a tremendously beautiful and talented actress largely (and sadly) unknown to US audiences. The cinematography of the Canadian wilderness and gritty realism of the settlements bring to life the hostility of the Canadian frontier. The violence is disturbing, but in context, and excellently portrayed. Brendan Frehr is both believable and despicable as the tormentor ... Read More
Rating: - Beautiful Film
I just watched this film and was amazed by the acting as well as the directing. Anne Wheeler does a wonderful job in capturing the beauty of the Canadian Wilderness in the 1800's. The acting in this movie is superb. Caroline Dhavernas, who plays Annie Herron, is an amazing talent and her performance in this film was wonderful. The violence in this film was tastefully done, if that is even possible. Brendan Fehr, who plays Annie's angry and abusive husband, did an excellent job. You really dislike this guy ... Read More
Rating: - If you can't beat Hollywood at CGI, beat 'em at realism.
What must it have been like in the mid-1800's homesteading the Canadian plains for a young woman in a marriage of convenience to a brutish husband, when the accents mingled curiously? I think I have acquired a sense of that because of the authentic texture the film-makers gave to this frontier setting.
The story is presented in the form of a mystery, altho the resolution is pretty easy to anticipate. It's the characters and situations we meet along the way, their interaction, their sensibilities, that ... Read More
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