The man from the south
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The man from the south |
| Original title | The Southerner |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1945 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jean Renoir |
| script |
Hugo Butler Jean Renoir |
| production |
Robert Hakim David L. Loew |
| music | Werner Janssen |
| camera | Lucien N. Andriot |
| cut | Gregg C. Tallas |
| occupation | |
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The man from the south is an American film drama from the year 1945 . The film was based on the novel Hold Autumn in Your Hand by George Sessions Perry .
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Sam Tucker is a cotton planter . When his uncle dies and he inherits his farm, he has the chance to be self-employed. He moves to this farm with his family and starts growing cotton. The farm is in a miserable state. The land has not been worked for years. Life for the Tucker family is hard and pathetic, but living independently drives Sam Tucker. He sees himself doomed to success so that he will never have to go to work again in his life. Even when his neighbor Devers refuses to support him, he doesn't let himself get down. Devers is a bitter man who lets his life disappointments out on his fellow men. It is only when they both realize that fishing is a mutual love that Tucker and Devers become friends. Tucker is getting on with his work. The hope of success is suddenly real. A mighty storm destroys the entire harvest. Sam is devastated and wants to throw everything. He is willing to work in a factory again and to go back into self-employment. But his family knows that this would destroy the family. She can convince him to try another fresh start.
Reviews
"With lyrical tones staged, excellently played novel adaptation from Jean Renoir's American period."
A review in Variety magazine praised the acting performances of Zachary Scott, Betty Field, Beulah Bondi, Percy Kilbride, Charles Kemper and J. Carrol Naish. New York Times critic Bosley Crowther didn't call the film entertaining, but praised the richness of the plot and display .
Awards
- The film received three Academy Awards nominations in 1946 (Best Director, Best Music, Best Sound).
- The American Critics' Association awarded Jean Renoir the National Board of Review Award for best director in 1945 .
additional
The original title is The Southerner , a term that stands for a resident of the southern states in American English .
Web links
- The man from the South in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The man from the south. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Variety , Review of April 30, 1945. Last accessed: July 15, 2010.
- ↑ Crowther, Bosley . The New York Times , review August 27, 1945. Accessed July 15, 2010.
- ^ The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners . In: oscars.org . Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ↑ / Excerpt from the Merriam Webster dictionary
- ^ The free dictionary