Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 22 wins & 32 nominations total
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- TriviaThe title of the series is also the title of the Oscar-winning original song by Annie Lennox, Fran Walsh and Howard Shore, which features in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). In that film Sean Astin', who plays 'Martin Jarrett' here, stars as 'Samwise Gamgee'.
- Quotes
Jacob Wheeler: [Margaret Light Shines and Ethan Biggs look around the place of a mountain man that could be Margaret's father] Don't you move. I'll blast your guts down your backside.
Ethan Biggs: I'm not a thief.
Jacob Wheeler: Shut up! You don't look like a thief. You don't know the woods. You announced yourself a mile away.
Ethan Biggs: We're looking for someone.
Margaret Light Shines: We're looking for Jacob Wheeler.
[Shows him her wheel necklace]
Jacob Wheeler: [In Lakota] Light Shines?
[nods and responds in Lakota]
Jacob Wheeler: Margaret, is that you?
Margaret Light Shines: Daddy?
Jacob Wheeler: [Thrusts his rifle at Ethan Biggs] Hold that, young man.
[Embraces Margaret Light Shines]
Margaret Light Shines: [crying] Daddy!
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (2006)
The problem with telling the story of the West is that most of time it was grueling hardship, and not exciting action. What was recorded in people's letters and journals were these simple hard facts of life, while the myth makers, story tellers and newsmen made the west something it never was.
So since "Dances with Wolves" historical westerns tend towards the slower pace of life of the time. Of course this is accompanied by sweeping panoramic camera shots and a stirring sound track.
It starts by telling the story in two ways, one from the point of view of "The White Man" and other in terms of dreams and mysticism of the Indian people. But it doesn't go behind the facade of Indian story telling methodology or stay true to that methodology.
It all adds up to slightly disappointing tale, yet one that manages for maybe the first time I know of, to personalize much of the story that made up "The West". From the trail blazers, to the cover wagons of the first settlers, to Californian gold rush, building the railroad, and of course the Indian wars and massacres.
This is perhaps a goal so high, that if the film makers failed to hit their mark, the achievement is still of note.
- flingebunt
- Dec 26, 2005
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- Batıya Doğru
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- East Coulee, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada(Hoodoos area)
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