The perfect woman. 'Character meek - a symbol of female beauty,
And if it is meek in speeches, it is doubly beautiful!
To meet, to love - the limit of dreams.
Where she is, I don’t know... honestly. . .'
Van Loon and O-Lan.
An incredible story and a big, expensive movie. Before us is a masterpiece of American cinema of the 30s. Pearla Buck & #39; The Good Earth & #39 The budget of this black and white film is huge, and the film is shot qualitatively and very decently.
Of course, his heartbeat to this day is Louise Rainer. She became the first actress in history to win a second Oscar in a row. The first film was 'The Great Siegfeld' and the second was 'The Blessed Earth'.
What can I say about this movie? There were four directors working on it. The picture is long and lasts two and a half hours. To be honest, I consider this film a beautiful and golden fund of American cinema of the 30s.
The story is interesting, dramatic and very strong. Here is the personification of the ideal woman: what she should be. And here she is. The heroine of O-Lan is a loving wife, mother, daughter-in-law. She was a former slave, but because of her marriage she was able to start a family.
The story of Chinese farmers. A story of survival. A young farmer, Wang Loong, took a beautiful slave from a rich house as his wife. She became his greatest happiness in life. O-Lan is faithful and wise, beautiful and kind at heart. Because of hunger, poor harvest, they had to go to the city, where O-Lan almost died, but luck smiled at her, and in their hands were expensive stones. Thanks to them, their lives changed forever. . .
': The closer a woman is to the ideal, the less likely she is to find a decent man. '
Watching this movie, my heart is bleeding. What an injustice, what a difficult fate, where someone is destined to be born. The heroine of this story gives everything to her husband, children, and what about her husband? He seems kind, but he wants more and more. We see that the main character of this story is the strongest character.
Rainer's playing really well, you don't know her. I want to say that Louise Reiner was a wonderful actress, but it was the Oscars that played a cruel joke with her, and she has very few roles in films. For me, this is her best role. Here Louise played so deeply and dramatically, right with her soul.
Some scenes you watch in stupor, some so want to cry. Rainer, despite the fact that she is German, in this film turned into a Chinese, which is amazing. Great acting and skill.
The actress received an Oscar for Best Actress, and the film itself was nominated as best film, but the actor Paul Mooney was left without attention. For me, he played very well: so soulful, honest and with soul.
I especially remember the locust scene. You have to see it with your own eyes. And of course, the main scene with Louise Rainer and the stones - such a tense scene has to be played. It was like a dream that I wanted to wake up from.
This film is about life itself, about true values, about a real woman, on whose fragile shoulders absolutely everything rests. This old movie is the most life-affirming, and it deserves the attention of connoisseurs.
39 Blessed Land 39 is an American black and white drama from 1937. The bottom line, a heavy and powerful film about the history of ordinary Chinese people turned out to be an excellent thing, and it should be seen with your own eyes.
Louise Rainer, bravo!
' She says she's ordinary, but I know she's perfect. '
7 out of 10