The Field
Summary:
Richard Harris was nominated for several awards (including the Oscar and Golden Globe) for his performance in The Field. The time is the mid-1930s; the place, western Ireland. For many years rugged individualist Bull McCabe (Harris) has been cultivating a small plot of rented land, nurturing it from barren rock into a fertile field. Now, however, the widow who owns the land plan... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Richard Harris - ("Bull" McCabe)
John Hurt - ("Bird" O'Donnell)
Tom Berenger - (Peter the American)
Sean Bean - (Tadgh McCabe)
Frances Tomelty - (The Widow)
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Review:
The Field shines because of Richard Harris's towering performance and the strength inherent in John B. Keane's source play. Screenwriter/director Jim Sheridan transfers much of Keane's well-designed symbolic structure, at times at the cost of the story's narrative flow. A sense of doomed resignation permeates the film, making its tra... Continue >>
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