Disarmingly realistic in its depiction of the realities of frontier life, Heartland is a strong antidote to the cliches of traditional Westerns. This semi-documentary slice of life is based on the diaries of Elmore Randall Stewart about her days on the Wyoming frontier in the early 20th century. It's a strongly feminist statement about a woman raising her small daughter alone and scrapping for a living by working for a shy Scottish rancher. Director Richard Pearce brings an endearing touch to a film that is helped greatly by the dazzling cinematography of Fred Murphy. Conchata Ferrell and Rip Torn star in this small film that substitutes veracity for a high-powered plot. Pearce worked as a cinematographer on Woodstock and other documentaries before making his directorial debut.
Winner of the 1980 Berlin Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival。小水是一位初中一年级最最平凡小女孩,她的功课一般,体育也一般,更要命的是她的长相平凡得让人过目就忘。但这位平凡的女孩偏偏爱上了学校中最优秀,最善良,也最帅气的高一男生阿亮。身为校园中的风云人物,阿亮从来就是女孩们的焦点,无论是功课好的、体育优的,还是长得美的,全校的女生都为他疯狂。小水明白自己根本无法与那些优秀的女孩们竞争,她从不奢望自己能和阿亮交往,她只有一个小小的愿望,那就是阿亮经过她的身边时,能回头看她一眼。于是她做了很多傻傻的小事,只为吸引他的目光。她不惜在晚会中扮丑只为听到阿亮的笑声;申请加入舞蹈社却在筛选时被学长羞辱;练习吹奏管乐只为能靠阿亮再近一点。这些小小的努力让她在初三之时成为学校名副其实的风云人物。她变成了男孩们眼中最可爱、最温柔和最值得追的校花级女孩。但小水心中依然收藏着她那小小的愿望......。本片取自狄德罗小说中的一个片断,讲一个上流社会女子被情人抛弃后,想出一招:她鼓励对方跟一名有卖淫背景的女子结合,先实行广泛的保密工作,事成后再把这则天塌地裂的消息公诸于众。。