The River (1984)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 122 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Mark Rydell
Stars: Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek and Scott Glenn
IMDb score:
6,3 (8.351)
Releasedate: 1 December 1984
The River plot
"He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?"
A close-knit farming family tries to manage life on their farm. However, they are under considerable pressure from the continuously flooding river that runs alongside their yard.
Actors and actresses
Tom Garvey
Mae Garvey
Joe Wade
Harve Stanley
Lewis Garvey
Beth Garvey
Senator Neiswinder
Howard Simpson
Hal Richardson
Dave Birkin
Reviews & comments
brabusRUS
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- 1628 messages
- 2816 votes
There were nice bits here and there, but overall I found it very boring.
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scorsese
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- 13232 messages
- 11124 votes
Nice film about a farming family that gets into debt due to flooding on their land. Entertaining throughout, it looks good and the cast does a fine job. It could certainly have been handled more subtly here and there and the main character is sometimes a bit unbelievable (too stubborn).
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Filmkriebel
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- 10012 messages
- 4678 votes
Farmer's drama about a farming family that lives on a river, which floods during heavy rains, forcing them to hastily build dikes with scarce resources. Their survival is threatened. This is reminiscent of the floods of last weeks in my own region of West Flanders, where farmers were confronted with the same problems. However, this is about more than that; Capitalist projects, financial setbacks and emotional impact are also discussed. Gibson is out of place here and he fails to give his character any humanity. He may have been too young and inexperienced for such a role, but on the other hand, he has never been a high-level actor. Unfortunately, he makes the film feel distant. It's not entirely bad, but I can't call it good either.2.5-3*
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