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Business Stationary Mart - Silence of the North
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Manufacturer: Good Times Home Video
Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Tom Skerritt, Gordon Pinsent, Jennifer McKinney, Donna Dobrijevic
Directed By: Allan King
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786305814597
Format: Color
ISBN: 6305814597
Label: Good Times Home Video
Manufacturer: Good Times Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Good Times Home Video
Release Date: 2000-02-22
Running Time: 94
Studio: Good Times Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1981-10-23
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Summary: Silence of the North: F.Y.I.
Comment: One of the reviewers is correct in that "John Heard" is NOT in Silence of the North, but incorrect on the name "John Pinsent". The actors name is "Gordon Pinsent" who plays "John Frederickson", who rescues Walter and Olive (changed her name from "Alta") Reamer and their baby daughter from certain death in the frozen wilderness, and, who Olive eventually marries after Walter drownes while heading back into the deep Northwest, alone. Also, contrary to what some other reviewers are saying, the film is NOT set in Alaska or British Columbia, and has nothing to do with the "Gold Rush". It takes place in Northern Alberta, Canada (Peace River), and subsequently deep into the Northwest Territories where "fur trapper" Walter Reamer (Tom Skerritt) roams and dreams of becoming wealthy from the pelts of beaver and muskrat, as he assures Olive that "It's better than gold". The theme song is "Comes A Time", written by Neil Young and sung by Lacy J.Dalton. Rest assured that this posting comes to you, as in the words of John Frederickson, "Without a word of a lie".
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Summary: Excellent and True
Comment: This film is based on the book of the same name by Olive Frederickson about her experiences as a young woman in the remote wilderness of northwest Canada with her "roamer-dreamer" husband and the tremendous challenges and traumas they face in a fierce environment. Olive's story continues through various life changes which she faces with courage and independence and grit. This is an intense, captivating story of love, persistence, courage and adventure and one that families with children of, perhaps, middle-school age and up could watch together.
Another reviewer says that John Heard is in this movie, but he is not. The main characters are played by Ellen Burstyn, Tom Skeritt and John Pinsent (who is now well known for his recurring role in The Red-Green Show).
I had searched in vain for years and years - since seeing this film in the theater when it came out - for this as a rental or for sale. Early versions were about $75.00! It is a marvelous story and well worth seeing and then watching over again.
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Summary: Excellent Frontier Movie
Comment: It was good to see favorite stars when they were younger and see why they were stars. Good acting by most adults but I thought the daughters were a little stiff. Olive, Ellen Burstyn, was a sensitive but adventurous woman who defied her father to marry a dreamer and wanderer Walter Reamer, Tom Skerrit, who was stricken with wanderlust. Her story is similar to many of the pioneer women in Canada and in the U.S. from colonial days to the old west, who braved all kinds of hardships to make a living away from civilization. I would reccomend this to families with children to share with them that we haven't always lived in comfortable homes and it took sacrifice to make it this way. This review is based on a used VHS purchased from a thrift store.
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Summary: the silence of the north
Comment: Tom Skeritt, Ellen Burstyn, and John Heard, do a magnificent job in this "gold rush hits Alaska" film. Tom Skeritt and his new bride (Burstyn) leave civilization for Alaska unskilled and woefully ill-prepared for the life threatening existence their new world has in store for them. When all seems to be lost, Heard, stable and mature, helps salvage the day. A beautiful film, with great scenery.
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Summary: Based on a true story!
Comment: This movie was based on a memoir by Olive Fredrickson, a woman who lived through the depicted story and much more. She wrote the book when she was an Elder. Raised her children alone in the North woods after her husband was killed. A terrific story, the movie was almost superficial compared to it, but, well done.
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