The Education of Little Tree
by Richard Friedenberg
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Actor: Christopher Heyerdahl, James Cromwell, Joseph Ashton, Mika Boorem, Tantoo CardinalDirector: Richard Friedenberg
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-03-12
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of The Education of Little Tree
Movie Review: Touching Film - Think Of Others While Looking At The Dog Star Tonight
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a beautiful small film. It was an interesting enjoyable hour and 50 minutes. The young boy, Little Tree, is simply fantastic. Grandpa is played to perfection. Grandma feels a bit too young, she must be played by a younger actress dressed and made up to look older. Willow John is simply fantastic.
Great cast, lovely setting, heart warming message, calm slow deliberate editing, and decent production - what is not to like about this film. The one tiny chink in the armour is that the story has been told a few times. And there's a sense that we should be in awe about nature and the education. It's a tiny nit to pick, in an otherwise really good movie.
The story is pretty simple. It will make you cry. The director has managed to make the viewer care that much about his characters. But you will also feel wonderful at the very end. And maybe, you'll look up at the Dog Star and think of people that have passed away or that you are separated from.
Yes, I cried about 5 times. Would I watch this movie again, yes. My family disappered after the first half hour, but they were in the mood for some silly comedy. A beautiful small film.
The film is PG, I think the MPAA warning at the beginning said - old fashioned discipline. The boy is 11 in the film. Everything that happens is appropriate for anyone that age to see. There is a moment where a father takes his belt to his daughter. And there's a bit of strong language here and there. But it's a grandpa teaching his grandson the ways of the world. Well, forewarned to make your choices.
The DVD has no special features, only the movie and scene selections.
Summary of The Education of Little Tree
In 1935, an 8-year-old orphaned boy is sent to live in the Tennessee mountains with his grandparents. He doesn't yet know that he is half Cherokee, on his grandmother's side. As he learns about life and the Cherokee "way" from his grandparents, Little Tree's sensitivity to nature and to others grows.At first it might seem easy to dismiss this movie as hokey, especially when Little Tree's Scottish grandfather teaches him to make whiskey and he befriends a dog. But the film gains emotional power when Little Tree becomes close to an older Cherokee who tells him about the Trail of Tears. When the government places Little Tree in an Indian school, where he is abused physically and psychologically, the tough issue of the forced assimilation of Native Americans isn't glossed over. Excellent performances and a gripping story make this well worth watching with children ages 8 and up.
An interesting side note: Forrest Carter, who wrote the book the movie is based on, was a one-time KKK member and speechwriter for George Wallace. It's hard to imagine how a former white supremacist could write such a moving tale about racism. Despite the controversy surrounding Carter, this sensitive film deserves to be taken on its own terms. --Elisabeth Keating
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