A Thousand Acres is a movie directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse in 1997 and based on the book of the same name by Jane Smiley, first published in 1991. The movie features Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jason Robards, Colin Firth, Keith Carradine, and others.
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Storyline
Upon the retirement of an aging father, he bequeaths the prosperous family farm to his three daughters. However, this seemingly generous gesture sets off a chain reaction of explosive events that loom over the family, posing a threat to their unity and potentially tearing them apart forever.
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Movie vs Book
Year
1997
Minutes
105
Movie Rate
6.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1991
Pages
371
Book Rate
7.60
S: Goodreads
Book
A Thousand Acres
Author: Jane Smiley
Country: USA
First published in: 1991
Length: 371 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“There's no point in making a film out of a great book. The book's already great. What's the point?”
NEIL JORDAN (Filmmaker)
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