A Norwegian farmer lovingly raises his daughter in rural Benson Junction, Wisconsin.
I can't say enough good stuff about this truly excellent movie. I recommend it to everyone who loves good, meaningful, human, heartwarming movies. The movie stars Edward G. Robinson as the Norwegian farmer Martinius Jacobsen; and Oscar-winning child actress Margaret O'Brien (Tootie in "Meet Me In St. Louis") stars as his young daughter Selma -- although Martinius calls his daughter by a beautiful Norwegian word meaning "my girl." With a good supporting cast and an excellent plot, the movie describes the events in the life and the community and the townspeople of (small-town, largely Norwegian, largely agricultural) early 20th-century Benson Junction, Wisconsin -- focusing on the relationship between Martinius (perhaps cinema's greatest and most loving father ever) and his beloved daughter Selma.
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes has the unmistakable ring of truth because it is based on George Victor Martin's book of the same name, the story of his Norwegian wife Selma's childhood.
The movie is a rare treat in that it is utterly devoid of glitz, glamour, audience manipulation, special effects, or sensationalism, but yet it is engaging, and even riveting, from start to finish, and feels like one of those great, beloved novels that you can't put down because they are so personal and meaningful. The movie may leave you misty-eyed.... In any case, it will definitely leave you wanting more, and having a sense of wonderment that such a beautiful, meaningful, lovely movie exists, and you'll want to keep it in your heart forever.
My rating: 10/10.
I can't say enough good stuff about this truly excellent movie. I recommend it to everyone who loves good, meaningful, human, heartwarming movies. The movie stars Edward G. Robinson as the Norwegian farmer Martinius Jacobsen; and Oscar-winning child actress Margaret O'Brien (Tootie in "Meet Me In St. Louis") stars as his young daughter Selma -- although Martinius calls his daughter by a beautiful Norwegian word meaning "my girl." With a good supporting cast and an excellent plot, the movie describes the events in the life and the community and the townspeople of (small-town, largely Norwegian, largely agricultural) early 20th-century Benson Junction, Wisconsin -- focusing on the relationship between Martinius (perhaps cinema's greatest and most loving father ever) and his beloved daughter Selma.
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes has the unmistakable ring of truth because it is based on George Victor Martin's book of the same name, the story of his Norwegian wife Selma's childhood.
The movie is a rare treat in that it is utterly devoid of glitz, glamour, audience manipulation, special effects, or sensationalism, but yet it is engaging, and even riveting, from start to finish, and feels like one of those great, beloved novels that you can't put down because they are so personal and meaningful. The movie may leave you misty-eyed.... In any case, it will definitely leave you wanting more, and having a sense of wonderment that such a beautiful, meaningful, lovely movie exists, and you'll want to keep it in your heart forever.
My rating: 10/10.