Far and Away (1992)
Directed by Ron Howard
A young free-spirited Irish woman from an affluent Protestant family spontaneously befriends a street-smart commoner cheated by her family’s hostile land takeovers. They escape to America, ready to take advantage of the 19th century Oklahoma land rush.
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Think of it not so much as "The Quiet Man" or "Ryan's Daughter," but as an epic Irish Spring commercial.
Think of it not so much as "The Quiet Man" or "Ryan's Daughter," but as an epic Irish Spring commercial.
There is a richness to Far and Away that seems wasted on its simple love story straight out of It Happened One Night.
From the minor action film "Grand Theft Auto" in 1978, Howard worked his way up to major studio films like "Night Shift," "Splash," "Cocoon," "Gung Ho," "Willow," "Parenthood" and "Backdraft."
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This "Raging Bull"-style realism is jarring when you consider that all the peasants and tenement dwellers are coated with the kind of shiny makeup "dirt" last seen in "Oliver!"