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。晚清民初之时,湖北茶乡少年黄天虎,不幸流落到汉口码头当扁担,又当过货栈学徒、洋行学徒,虚心求教,在乡情、友情、爱情的纠缠碰撞中,在码头上各派力量对利益的追逐较量中,历经磨难,勇闯茶叶之路,体现了他诚信、侠义、善良的品格。在辛亥革命、北伐、八七会议、抗战期间,都展示了黄天虎在历史的风口浪尖始终以民族大义为重的精神,最终成长为具有民族气节的一代巨商富贾。同时通过汉正街和汉口租界上的几个中外家族的恩怨情仇,围绕着乡码头、汉码头、洋码头展开的一场场惊心动魄的利益纷争,背衬着二十世纪初两湖地区风起云涌的革命风潮和民族工商业崛起的步伐,史诗般再现“东方芝加哥”在历史洪流中的命运与辉煌。。