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Nov 6, 2014 · A Window Beyond the Western. Tommy Lee Jones, who directed and starred in the film “The Homesman,” in central London. Andrew Testa for The New York Times. LONDON — “I think that the genre ...
Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy, who in turn employs low-life drifter George Briggs to assist her. Nebraska, 1854. As the cold, snowy chill begins to settle, Mary Bee Cuddy, an independent, lonely yet strong-willed ...
Sep 11, 2014 · Simon and Schuster, Sep 11, 2014 - Fiction - 352 pages. The Homesman is a devastating, humane story of early pioneers to America's West in the 1850's. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of-the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by that life of bitter hardship. When a nineteen-year-old mother loses her three children to ...
Nov 1, 2023 · The story of the Homesman, hidden among the larger-than-life tales of the Old West, is a testament to the unsung heroes who helped shape the landscape and society of a burgeoning America. These individuals, through determination and compassion, carved out a path of care, safety, and humanity amidst the wild terrains and unpredictable challenges.
The Homesman stands as one of the most unique western movies ever produced, drawing inspiration from Gredon Swarthout’s novel of the same name. This disquieting story follows the brave Mary Bee ...
Nov 14, 2014 · In the early scenes, Mary Bee — walking behind a mule-drawn plow, tending livestock, making supper and playing silent music on an embroidery keyboard — evokes the world of John Ford.
Nov 4, 2014 · The Homesman. Paperback – 4 Nov. 2014. Now a major film directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones and co-starring Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, and John Lithgow, this classic Western novel captures the devastating realities of early frontier life through the eyes of one extraordinary woman. Now a major motion picture directed by Tommy Lee Jones ...
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