Cross Creek
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Cross Creek |
| Original title | Cross Creek |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1983 |
| length | 127 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Martin Ritt |
| script | Dalene Young |
| production |
Robert K. Radnitz , Martin Ritt |
| music | Leonard Rosenman |
| camera | John A. Alonzo |
| cut | Sidney Levin |
| occupation | |
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Cross Creek is an American drama from 1983 based on the autobiography of the writer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896-1953).
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After her latest manuscript was rejected by the editor, the writer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings of New York decides in 1928 to leave her husband Charles and move to Florida. There she bought an orange plantation. By car she makes it to the town of Cross Creek, which is closest to the plantation, where her car is left behind. The resident Norton Baskin brings them to the plantation. Marjorie's property is overgrown with weeds and the hut is dilapidated. Marjorie starts cleaning up her belongings.
The townspeople soon got in touch with Marjorie. She meets Marsh Turner and his daughter Ellie, who is raising a fawn. Geechee, a black woman, offers to work for her despite the low wages. Marjorie is starting a new novel and hopes to get it published. A young married couple comes to the plantation. The young woman is very pregnant. Marjorie gives them a room in the hut.
With the help of Geechee and Baskin, Marjorie can start the irrigation system. The couple have the child, while Ellie's father threatens to kill the fawn because it is eating too much. Geechee's husband arrives at the plantation. He has been released from prison. Marjorie offers him work, but he refuses. Geechee wants to leave the plantation with her husband, who drinks and plays. Marjorie tells her that she will be sad if Geechee leaves her. Geechee decides to stay.
Marjorie has finished her novel, a dark love and horror story, and offers the manuscript to the editor, Max Perkins. Again Marjorie gets a refusal. Perkins writes her a letter asking her to write stories about the people she has described in her own letters, rather than the usual novels about English governesses. Marjorie writes the story of the young married couple.
Marjorie visits the Turners to attend Ellie's birthday. When the fawn runs away again and eats the whole family of vegetables, it is shot by Marsh. Marsh goes into town and gets drunk. The sheriff notices Marsh who has his rifle with him. He tells Marsh to give him the rifle. Marsh hands it to him, the sheriff feels attacked and shoots Marsh. Marjorie also writes down this tragedy. Max Perkins visits Marjorie and accepts her stories. Norton proposes marriage to Marjorie, which she hesitates to accept.
background
The film premiered in May 1983 at the Cannes International Film Festival . In the USA it started on September 21, 1983. In Germany it was shown for the first time on December 16, 1989 as part of a TV premiere on the DFF station .
The real Norton Baskin had a guest appearance as a man in the rocking chair, who shows the arriving Marjorie the direction to the post office.
The film describes how Marjorie Rawlings came up with the ideas for her books Jacob's Ladder and The Yearling . Jacob's Ladder was based on the story of the young couple, while the events of Ellie's birthday formed the basis for The Yearling .
Reviews
The lexicon of international film verdict: "According to the memories of the author, but applied quite liberally in dealing with the facts and local color with exaggerated thickness." Variety criticized the clean version of the biography that does not appear compelling and very little insight into the artistic process allow.
Awards
The film was nominated several times, but did not win any of the film awards. In 1984 there were four Oscar nominations in the categories of Best Supporting Actor (Rip Torn), Best Supporting Actress (Alfre Woodard), Best Score, and Best Costume Design (Joe I. Tompkins).
Dana Hill was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actress . The film was also nominated in the Best Family Film category. At the Cannes International Film Festival , it also ran in the competition for the Palme d'Or .
Web links
- Cross Creek in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Cross Creek at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Cross Creek. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 4, 2019 .
- ↑ See Cross Creek . In: Variety , 1983.