FAR AND AWAY: Ron Howard's epic tale tells the story of two Irish immigrants' quest for land during the 1890s Oklahoma land rush. Tom Cruise stars as Joseph Donnelly, an ambitious young farmer in western Ireland. When a local protest against wealthy landlord Daniel Christie (Robert Prosky) results in the death of his father, Joseph seeks revenge. But his attempt at vengeance is thwarted by Shannon Christie (Nicole Kidman), the landlord's high-spirited and headstrong daughter, who stabs Joseph with a pitchfork. While convalescing at the Christies' manor, Joseph is propositioned by Shannon, who asks him to travel with her to America--where she is determined to acquire some of the free land being given away in the Oklahoma Territory. Arriving in Boston, Joseph acts as protective brother to Shannon in the foreign city streets as they struggle to earn the money to travel out west.
THE RIVER: In this powerful film about the fragility of the American dream, Mae and Tom Garvey (Sissy Spacek and Mel Gibson) are farmers at a time (the mid-1980s) when bankers, real-estate agents, and nature itself threaten to destroy their way of life. When the local river floods and nearly destroys the farms around it, hardship hits the area. The Garveys are also at odds with the local power authority and one of its chief officers, Joe Wade (Scott Glenn), who has plans to build a dam and flood the land for a hydroelectric project. Though the family stoically attempts to continue working its farm, massive debts and a poor season finally force Tom Garvey to accept a low-paying factory job as a scab. As they struggle to keep going, Wade hovers vulturelike over the Garvey farm, waiting for its demise. Director Mark Rydell's THE RIVER is a truly beautiful, subtly heartwrenching, and unique film that captures the seldom-seen pleasures of living and growing up in an endangered world--that of the family farm. When the Garveys and their children work the land and tend the animals proudly and happily, their sun-drenched farm seems like paradise.
DVD Features:
2-Disc Set
Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Disc 1: FAR AND AWAY
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.20
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - French, Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Subtitles - English (SDH), Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Cast & Filmmakers
Disc 2: THE RIVER (1984)
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - French
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Subtitles - English (SDH), Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Cast & Filmmakers
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