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starring: Mary Steenburgen, Rip Torn, Peter Coyote, Dana Hill, Alfre Woodard directed by: Martin Ritt Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD EAN: 0013131144499 Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Starz / Anchor Bay Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 19, 2002 Running Time: 120 minutes Sales Rank: 46402 Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay Theatrical Release Date: 1983 Related Items:
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 Rating: - A writers filmI adored this film. But I must confess some personal bias here--first, because I've had a crush on Peter Coyote for most of my adult life (though his role here is definitely supporting, not major), and second, because my personal life parallels what Rawlings experienced--though I came to a mountain (with a creek) to do my writing. Rip Torn's performance as Marsh Turner is just stellar--one of the best things I've ever seen him do. And Alfre Woodard 'becomes' Gee Chee in a realistic but not over ... Read More Rating: - A Life ChosenCross Creek is a film of gentle beauty and one of the most refreshing portraits of a writer ever put on celluloid. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was one of America's greatest writers, her stories serialized in The Saturday Evening Post, and her memoir, Cross Creek, one of the loveliest evocations of a place and time ever found in American letters. She is much too often dismissed nowadays as too Southern and too sentimental. This is director Martin Ritt's apology for that notion. Mary Steenburgen ... Read More Rating: - Cross creekOK, so the actress playing Marjorie Rawlings is not an exact character replica, but the story line follows the book pretty closely, with some minor adjustments. Great movie! Rating: - Memories of my childhoodI have long enjoyed the story of Cross Creek, but the film provided added dimension, including the magnificant scenery of Central Florida. I have lived here (South Florida) all of my life, and it is wonderful to see the flora and fauna which were so familiar to me as a child. Rating:  - Entertaining MovieThe movie isnt very accurate in terms of Rawlings' life at Cross Creek, but it's good entertainment. |
