DramaRomance

Cross Creek

- The portrait of a woman who, at the edge of survival, found a world of meaning.

In the 1930s, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings moves to Florida's backwaters to write in peace. She feels bothered by affectionate men, editors and confused neighbors, but soon she connects and writes The Yearling, a classic of American literature.

Release Date : 1983-09-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Thorn EMI Screen EntertainmentAssociated Film DistributionUniversal Pictures

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Original Name : Mary Steenburgen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marsh Turner

Original Name : Rip Torn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norton Baskin

Original Name : Peter Coyote

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ellie Turner

Original Name : Dana Hill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Geechee

Original Name : Alfre Woodard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Turner

Original Name : Joanna Miles

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Ike Eisenmann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim's Wife

Original Name : Toni Hudson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Floyd Turner

Original Name : Cary Guffey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leroy

Original Name : Bo Rucker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Rawlings

Original Name : Jay O. Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim

Original Name : John Hammond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Postal Clerk

Original Name : Tommy Alford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in the Rocking Chair

Original Name : Norton Baskin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Store Keeper

Original Name : Terrence Gehr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Preston Turner

Original Name : Keith Michel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary Turner

Original Name : Nora Rogers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Minister

Original Name : Kenneth V. Vickery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : C.T. Wakefield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Max Perkins

Original Name : Malcolm McDowell

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***Decide what you want to do and then DO IT, come what may*** In 1928, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Mary Steenburgen) in her early 30s moves to a blindly bought orange grove near the hamlet of Cross Creek, in northern Florida, which is located on a strip of land between two large lakes (Orange Lake and Lochloosa Lake). There she hopes to find the peace and privacy to launch her writing career. Peter Coyote plays a hotel owner from a nearby town that becomes fascinated by Marjorie while Alfre Woodard plays her maid. Rip Torn is on hand as an eccentric backwoodsman with Dana Hill appearing as his daughter who befriends a fawn. “Cross Creek” (1983) is a historical drama about the famous author of “The Yearling”; it’s also part wilderness drama. Shot on location in gorgeous Alachua & Marion Counties, the film’s worth watching just for the remote Floridian lushness. The theme is to die for as Marjorie DECIDES what she wants to do and then boldly (or stubbornly) DOES IT, come what may. Her first two short stories were published in 1931 and “The Yearling” in 1938, which won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction and was made into a movie in 1946. The boggy locations are similar to those in “Frogs” (1972) and “Swamp Thing” (1982) while the topic and themes are reminiscent of “The Whole Wide World” (1996) and “Sounder” (1972). If you favor the latter two movies and appreciate the locations of the former two, you’ll enjoy “Cross Creek.” The movie runs 2 hours, 7 minutes. GRADE: B/B+