The Yearling (DVD, 2002) - Picture 1 of 1
The Yearling (DVD, 2002) - Picture 1 of 1
The Yearling (DVD, 2002)
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Eleven Year Old Claude Jarman Jr deservedly won a special Oscar for his performance in this wonderful adaptation of the famous novel in 1946. He plays Jody, son of Ma (Jane Wyman) and Ezra "Pa" Baxter (Gregory Peck) in 1870 backwoods Florida. The movie is wonderfully photographed and features the fauna and flora of the locale. The story is magnificent too! It shows a boy's coming of age in those days. He dawdles on his chores, has completely bonded with his dad, and goes everywhere with him. In one of the first scenes, they are hunting a bear--Ol' Slewfoot--and we are just shaking in the knowledge that something bad is going to happen. They visit their neighbors, who also have a son Jody's age, Fodderwing, who has all kinds of pets--raccoons and geese--and a treehouse where he sleeps at night. The family attends a wedding and goes shopping at the general store. A little girl flirts with Jody. But there is sadness too. We see the bear maul two of the dogs, rain-soaked fields during a hurricane (or a 6 day rain), the sudden death of one of the most wonderful characters, and a rattle snake that bites Ezra. This is the movie that must have spawned "The Waltons" or "Little House on the Prairie." But the main plot in the movie is the fawn. Let me tell the story. When Ezra gets bitten by the snake, he shoots a doe and orders Jody to cut out its heart and liver to soak out the snake venom. But then we learn that the doe has a baby fawn. As Ezra recovers, Jody gets the idea of finding the fawn for a pet. Jody searches for it, finds it, and raises it in the house. (Remember the mother of the fawn saved Ezra's life.) It is hilarious to see a deer in the house like one of the family. He even sleeps in the bed with Jody! Jane Wyman as Ma playes a stern mother who has lost 3 other children and seems bitter about leading such a poor life. She eventually changes but not until the end. Her acting won her an Academy Award nomination. Gregory Peck is wonderful as Pa. It is a preview of his acting ability in "To Kill A Mockingbird." He is more uneducated here but is so in control about raising his boy to be a man and controlling his wife. He is a true model of what a father in those days should have been. He also received a Best Actor Oscar nomination and won the Best Actor Golden Globe in 1946. Claude Jarman, Jr. will make you cry throughout the movie. He deservedly won the special Oscar and could have competed for the Lead Best Actor Oscar. This was not his only movie either. He is featured again as a young man in "Rio Grande" with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. This movie was nominated for 7 Academy Awards and won Best Cinematography. This is at least a 5 hanky movie and is appropriate for pre-teens and up. It is one of those movies that teach our "easy life" children how it used to be.Read full review
Author of book accurately depicted life in Florida before A/C and Disney! Movie was shot mostly on location and “captured it”! Fine acting !
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This is a great movie of frontier life in Florida . Hardship , loss and growing up In backwoods swamp . Better get the Kleenex box cause it’s a sad one . A great movie classic
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I know that us old timers like to think that what we grew up on was the best and that remakes just don't come up to the standards of the past. In most cases I have to agree but here is one that I don't. After viewing with my kid the 2 versions of "the Yearling" we have decided that the 1994 "Yearling"is by far the best. Wil Horneff's stronger characterization of Jody Baxter relates more to today's kids that the wimpy 1948 "Yearling" of Claude Jarman Jr. Any classic required reading in Middle School, most kids today will first rent the movie then read the book. So my son was no different. The different is that had he viewed the 1948 version first he would never have been motivated to read the book as much as he was by the 1994 version. And after watching them with him I understand why. So if you ever have to go back to Middle School and take a test on "The Yearling"we Old Timers may relate to the 1948 but don't waste your money if it is for your child or Grandchild.I frankly think Wil Horneff was far better!!Read full review
One of my favorite movies and books.
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