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Thunderheart (1992)
Mysterious, mythical, hypnotic, haunting.
This movie has such a mystical quality to it. Michael Apted lifted a superb script, fine actors (including the dog) and the Badlands into a journey of self discovery and defiance. Even the sound track weaves its spell of dream like seduction.
I see Thunderheart once a month and never tire of it. Whenever I loan it to people I meet, they return the video with a look of wonder in their eyes. I never cared for Val Kilmer until I saw this movie. He, along with Sam Shepard, Graham Green, Ted Thin Elk, John Trudell and Sheila Tousey, combine their talents into a story that is tender, funny, sad, bold triumph and mystical.
One can actually see the look in Val Kilmer's eyes change as his character is pulled by Green and Elk, from its confines of the stiff, follow-the-rules, never question authority FBI agent he is at the beginning of the movie to the sensitive, "listen to the wind", shamen he becomes at the end.
And I love that ending! What a genuine stroke of imagination. Every time I saw it in the theater (and I saw it four times in different theaters), viewers gasped with amazement. Maybe when Val Kilmer's son becomes an adult, he will carry the next generation back into the magic of another Thunderheart.
Clarissa (1991)
One of Masterpiece Theater's finest.
I have inquired, called, sent letters to PBS asking for this fine film. I hope in the future it will eventually be available in both video and DVD format. This series had me spell bound for three weeks. I truly hope when one may finally be able purchase it, it will have the introductory dialogue of Alistair Cooke. Someday I hope to have this film next to Pride and Prejudice.