The Yearling
by Clarence Brown
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Actor: Chill Wills, Claude Jarman Jr., Clem Bevans, Gregory Peck, Jane WymanDirector: Clarence Brown
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Arthur E. Arling
Cinematographer: Charles Rosher
Cinematographer: Leonard Smith
Producer: Sidney Franklin
Writer: John Lee Mahin
Writer: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Writer: Paul Osborn
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 128 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-09-03
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Yearling
Movie Review: Tearful Rite of Passage
Summary: 5 Stars
I had been under the opinion that I had seen this movie some years ago. After watching it last night, I realized that either I was mistaken or I wasn't paying attention at the time because this is a movie that will always stay vivid in my heart and mind. This is one of the most heart-rendering movies that I have ever seen and it is assembled in every way to help bring out the emotion of its' message. The message is one of life's difficult lesson's: growing up eventually means discovering that not everything has a happy ending. It is an important movie for families to share yet some may feel that the impact of the message is too strong for younger children. That may well be true. I would suggest that it is an appropriate movie for those who are at least in the 11-13 year old age group portrayed by the child in "The Yearling".
This is the story of a subsistance farm family in remote rural Florida in the early to mid 1800's. The opening scenes show us a virtual Garden of Eden but we soon come to realize that life on the land was not necessarily paradise. We quickly become acquainted with the father, mother, and the 11-year old son, Jody. We discover a somber and stern mother and realize why as she visits the graves of her three other children who died at early ages in this beautiful but challenging land. We actually spend a bit too much time before we get to the heart and soul of the movie. We meet a few too many characters and work our way through a few too many incidents. The movie would have been just as impressive if the first half of it were 15-20 minutes shorter.
We are already pretty involved with this family when Jody gets his wish to take an orphan fawn as his own pet. The joy they have together is shown in a series of heart-warming snippets. Troubles starts to brew and the scenes of frollick turn into those of stress and strain. I won't let on how this movie ends but it is a real emotional roller coaster that will start to choke even the toughest heart. In the end, important lessons are learned by all and we are reminded how tough it is to grow up.
The acting in this movie is superb although the characters seem to go a bit too far with the backwoods slang. Somehow "Ma, the boy done come home!" takes a bit away from the emotion of the moment. It's theatrically possible to talk the talk and give the proper flavor without going as far as they did in "The Yearling". That aside, Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman give excellent performances as the father and mother. You'll be surprized to see a young and slim Chill Wills and I didn't even realize that it was Forest Tucker in one of the roles until I was watching the cast and credits at the end. However, the outstanding performance of the movie was that of Claude Jarman Jr. as Jody. This kid (and his pet deer) stole the show and bent our emotions in the process.
"The Yearling" is a sort of "Old Yeller" and "The Wizard of Oz" rolled up into one. If you didn't like those movies, you might want to pass on this one. Otherwise you need to see this movie!
Summary of The Yearling
A HEARTWARMING STORY ABOUT JODI, A YOUNG BOY WHO ADOPTS ANORPHANED FAWN. JODI'S LOVE AND COURAGE ARE TESTED WHEN THE FAWN BEGINS EATING ALL OF THE FAMILY'S MEAGER CROPS, FORCING JODI'SFATHER A PAINFUL DECISION.Similar DVD Movies
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