A plains-woman faces the harshness and isolation of the untamed land in the Western frontier of the late 1800s.A plains-woman faces the harshness and isolation of the untamed land in the Western frontier of the late 1800s.A plains-woman faces the harshness and isolation of the untamed land in the Western frontier of the late 1800s.
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The wind is a fresh breath of ol'wild west, and the conquering of the blessed land over the ocean, and the fertile grounds to build on and harvest from, just if it hadnt been for ''the wind. its a smallcast horrordrama, the story couldve been better and more fulfilled in its narrative, but the acting are good, no major flaws found, and the lovations and settings are mwellpicked and well created.
the big dilemmais to me : is it a horror film or is it just a drama of desillusioned womanhood, due to far too much loneliness on the prairie, with vast distances to the nearest neighbour, that might be even more insane, and the burden of having a husband that wont see or listen to whats tormenting this womens mind must have been a gruelling terror spiced up with religous faith and its opposite, the devil, as were a usual cause for womens insanity in a mans mind,''shes been dancing with the devil, and riding to bloksberg on her broomstick, to enjoy satyrical orgies with satan in hell''- kinda explonation that especially reverends made up mat that time.
so whatever its is, its a good film, a bit slow and dark visuals, but the grumpy old man found this more than recommendable
the big dilemmais to me : is it a horror film or is it just a drama of desillusioned womanhood, due to far too much loneliness on the prairie, with vast distances to the nearest neighbour, that might be even more insane, and the burden of having a husband that wont see or listen to whats tormenting this womens mind must have been a gruelling terror spiced up with religous faith and its opposite, the devil, as were a usual cause for womens insanity in a mans mind,''shes been dancing with the devil, and riding to bloksberg on her broomstick, to enjoy satyrical orgies with satan in hell''- kinda explonation that especially reverends made up mat that time.
so whatever its is, its a good film, a bit slow and dark visuals, but the grumpy old man found this more than recommendable
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- TriviaThe character Emma seems to enjoy Gothic literature. Among the books from her collection that read aloud at various points in the film are Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho.
- GoofsThe cabin that the couple lives in is far too luxurious (by the standards of that time and place) to be credible. Multiple glass windows, multiple glass lamps (that use kerosene, which in turn has to be bought at the store many days away in town), multiple feather pillows, doors with real hinges instead of leather strips: all of this indicated more wealth than the couple could have earned from their farm. And a non-wealthy couple wouldn't have been living out there.
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Lizzy Macklin: I don't suspect God has much business out here.
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- The Wind
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- New Mexico, USA(location)
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- Gross US & Canada
- $28,252
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,138
- Apr 7, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $130,974
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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- 2.39:1
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