Genre: Drama, Teenage, Religion, Tragedy, True Story, Coming Of Age
Plot: An adaptation of Norman Maclean's much-loved autobiographical novella about fly fishing and familial relations set in the pristine Montana wilderness of the early 20th century. The story traces the relationship between two brothers growing up in an emotionally constricted household headed by a Presbyterian minister. The scholarly Norman follows in the footsteps of his stern, stoic father, going to college, marrying and settling down. His older brother Paul -- daring, handsome and athletic -- chooses the more glamourous career of newspaper journalist. These two very different brothers are brought together through the years by a mutual love of fly fishing instilled in them by their unyielding father. As Norman watches his brother's seemingly charmed life dissolve under the influences of gambling and alcohol, the art of fly fishing becomes a poignant metaphor for the love their father was unable to express in any other way.
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Norman Maclean
The Ranger, the Cook and a Hole in the Sky, Young Men and Fire | |
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 | Emily Lloyd
Welcome to Sarajevo, In Country, Riverworld |
 | Craig Sheffer
Some Kind of Wonderful, Hellraiser: Inferno, Head Above Water | Edie McClurg
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Natural Born Killers, A Bug's Life | | |
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