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The Land Girls (1998)
Fiction that glamourises the land girls
Although obviously a work of fiction the film does reinforce some of the myths about work as land girls: all romance and very little hard work. The attitudes of the characters are really out of place in the 1940s England and would be more at home a generation later. Entertaining, but hardly educational as some have suggested.
High Noon (1952)
A classical western
This is an exceptional western: an exceptional film. It follows the three classical unities of time, place and theme: it takes place in 'real' time; the action is centred on the town and its environs; there are no sub-plots to detract from the main story. Tightly controlled and acted. A great credit to Fred Zinnemann and his team.
Wagon Master (1950)
A sentimental, but good, western..
A typical 'wagons west' movie but made very watchable by the typical John Ford cast: Ben Johnson, Harry Carey, Ward Bond, Hank Worden and a brief appearance by the immortal Jim Thorpe. All the trials of the trail but a very happy conclusion. A romanticised version of the pioneering days and very stereotyped characters but handles the antipathy towards Mormons with some delicacy. A film well worth a look.