Sarah Plain & Tall Part II - the rest of the story
Added 3/11/2010
If you saw Sarah Plain & Tall, you will want to see Skylark to complete the story. The children are the same actors (but older, of course) making the story a realistic continuation. Again, Christopher Walken & Glenn Close work well together. Good story of hard life in the mid-west.
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Fantastic!
Added 5/24/2009
I am a fourth grade teacher and we read an excerpt from Skylark in our Reading curriculum. I did a follow-up compare and contrast by watching the movie and the kids loved it!! Glenn Close is wonderful in her part and the movie is fantastic! I am so glad I found it on Amazon...I will use it year after year.
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This is a very good family video. We have enjoyed the whole series (3)
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Best of the three!
Added 4/1/2003
Sarah Wheaton (Glenn Close) is a mail-order bride in 1910 who answers an ad for a "wife" to "make a difference" in a families life. She moves from Maine to Kansas (a long train ride). The man she answers to is Jacob Witting (Christopher Walken). He and his 2 kids (Anna and Caleb) are still mourning the death of his wife, Katherine, after 6 years. She writes to them many times before deciding to do a 30 day trial in which she lives with the family to see how things work out. They go through many hardships before everything turns out ok in the end. Then, in the sequel, their prarie is threatened by a drought. Jacob keeps on insisting that she (Sarah), Anna, and Jacob leave so that their lives aren't in danger. Sarah doesn't want to leave her husband on the prarie alone because of fear for his life. Jacob finally pursuades her and the children to go live for awhile with Sarah's aunts in Maine until the drought is over. Sarah and Jacob are forced apart until after the rain has come. It seems like Sarah can't live without Jacob the whole time they are apart, and she can't stop thinking about him at all. There is also a secret that Sarah has yet to share with Jacob, but saves that until the end! I loved this movie more than "Sarah Plain and Tall". The love that Sarah and Jacob have for eachother is like no other! I want to quote one part of Sarah and Jacob's conversations at the end. "Here I was like a child come home to my beautiful sea, and I should have been happy, but I was frightened. I mean, I AM frightened because....this terrible love....for you is so strong....that I've never known such a thing before." - Sarah. I just looooove that part of the movie because it's said with such passion! You can see the love in her eyes for Jacob (even though it is just acting) that's almost real! This is a MUST SEE movie for those who love a good romance! I didn't think I was going to like this movie because I was about 8 years old when it came out. Now I'm 17, and I can't stop watching it! It's also a good family movie! You won't regret seeing this movie if you are a romance movie freak!
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The Knasas prairie of 1910 is in the grip of a disaterous drought. The strength of love and family are tested as the Witting family struggles against the hardships of the drought stricken land.
Glenn Close is Sarah Witting, two years after coming to Kansas as a mail order bride, Sarah works hard to preserve the family life she and Jacob played by Christopher Walken have begun. The children, Anna played by Lexi Randall and Caleb played by Christopher Bell, add emotion and hopes for the future to this meaningful family film.
As the dangers and hardships of the desolate land build Sarah and Jacob are faced with separation. This drama filmed in color is enhanced by the musical scores of David Shire which provide a back drop so appropriate you can almost feel the hot wind and the struggle with the land.
It is the perfect continuation of the original "Sarah Plain and Tall" story. Some of the players from that film return. Matthew (Jon DeViries)and Maggie (Margaret Sopie Stein) are still neighbors and friends. They also bring to life characters only mentioned in part one. The Aunts are portrayed perfectly by Tresa Hughes as Matty, Lois Smith as Lou and Elizabeth Wilson as Harriet. The family curmudgeon and friend, Chub or Chubbers is played by Lee Wilson.
With the skill of the stars and supporting cast this film continues the story of the Witting family wonderfully. Skylark leaves you asking what happens next but still has the ability to stand alone as a complete story and I recommend it as good family viewing.
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Sarah Plain & Tall Part II - the rest of the story
Added 3/11/2010
If you saw Sarah Plain & Tall, you will want to see Skylark to complete the story. The children are the same actors (but older, of course) making the story a realistic continuation. Again, Christopher Walken & Glenn Close work well together. Good story of hard life in the mid-west.
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Fantastic!
Added 5/24/2009
I am a fourth grade teacher and we read an excerpt from Skylark in our Reading curriculum. I did a follow-up compare and contrast by watching the movie and the kids loved it!! Glenn Close is wonderful in her part and the movie is fantastic! I am so glad I found it on Amazon...I will use it year after year.
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This is a very good family video. We have enjoyed the whole series (3)
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