Country
by Richard Pearce
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Actor: Jessica Lange, Matt Clark, Sam Shepard, Theresa Graham, Wilford BrimleyDirector: Richard Pearce
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Producer: Jessica Lange
Cinematographer: David M. Walsh
Cinematographer: Roger Shearman
Editor: Bill Yahraus
Producer: William Beaudine Jr.
Producer: William D. Wittliff
Writer: William D. Wittliff
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-12-09
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
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- Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard are Jewell and Gil Ivy. They work the land in America's heartland, on a farm that has bound their family together for generations. For Jewell and Gil, the land has always been their life. So when the government bureaucrats decide to take it all away, there s only one decision the family can make . the Ivys are staying. System Requirements: Actors/Actresses: J
Movie Reviews of Country
Movie Review: Jessica vs the Government
Summary: 5 Stars
County and The River came out virtually simultaneously. They have the same theme, farms in crisis. The main difference is Country is more political in nature.
Country is not a true story but is based on a number of true stories. This film is about a family owned farm that is in trouble. This trouble was not really their fault. It was a combination of changing economies and a pullout of government funding. During the 70's, the government threw loans to the farmers, encouraging farmers to overextend themselves. In the 80's, when crop prices plummeted, the government foreclosed on the farms. This made way for large corporate farmers to buy them for pennies on the dollar.
Real life husband and wife, Jessica Lange and Sam Sheppard, play the Jewel and Gil Ivey. They have a farm and government loans. When they can't make the harvest payment, the bank forecloses on the farm. Jewel is determined not to lose the farm.
This is tour de force performance by Jessica Lange. Wilford Brimley plays her curmudgeon father and gives a perfectly measured performance. This would become his signature character that he would be cast as for the remainder of his career.
Richard Pearce's direction and William Witliff's screenplay keep the film from getting to preachy or too sentimental. This is the best film made on the subject of the farm loan crisis.
DVD EXTRAS: None
Summary of Country
Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard are Jewell and Gil Ivy. They work the land in America's heartland, on a farm that has bound their family together for generations. For Jewell and Gil, the land has always been their life. So when the government bureaucrats decide to take it all away, there?s only one decision the family can make ... the Ivys are staying.Similar DVD Movies
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