I truely love this film. The two leads did a fantastic job with their roles. Rita Tushingham didn't need to speak a word for us to understand her character's feelings. Oliver Reed was great, to watch the big, surly Jean LaBete try to express his tender feelings toward Eve was very touching. It was a wonderful, romantic story. Ollie never fails to knock my socks off. So sad that he's gone.
LeBete wants a wife for companionship, to laugh, dance, & bear children for him. Yikes! What a proposition for a first date. No wonder they get off to a rough start. Eve reluctantly learns the trapper's way of life, basically because she has no other choice, she's trapped with him in the wilderness. But as time passes, you can see and feel the affection grow between them. Eve is terrified of it, and LaBete didn't know he had it in him.
There are some problems with the film. It is easy to see that stock wildlife footage from somewhere else has been inserted. Not at the "Plan 9 from Outer Space" level, but enough to distract from the atmosphere. I could have done without the shrill, harpie voice of the trader's daughter, and the "F-Troop" Indians where nothing short of a blight.
If it weren't for these three things, I think this would have been a perfect film. I'm surprised I haven't heard more about it. I also love the score. I give it 8 out of 10.
LeBete wants a wife for companionship, to laugh, dance, & bear children for him. Yikes! What a proposition for a first date. No wonder they get off to a rough start. Eve reluctantly learns the trapper's way of life, basically because she has no other choice, she's trapped with him in the wilderness. But as time passes, you can see and feel the affection grow between them. Eve is terrified of it, and LaBete didn't know he had it in him.
There are some problems with the film. It is easy to see that stock wildlife footage from somewhere else has been inserted. Not at the "Plan 9 from Outer Space" level, but enough to distract from the atmosphere. I could have done without the shrill, harpie voice of the trader's daughter, and the "F-Troop" Indians where nothing short of a blight.
If it weren't for these three things, I think this would have been a perfect film. I'm surprised I haven't heard more about it. I also love the score. I give it 8 out of 10.