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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 7 page report discusses the
1997 movie, A Thousand Acres, that many critics referred to it as “King Lear in Iowa.”
Instead of a typical film review, it is analyzed in terms of general systems theory
concepts, Bowen’s Family Systems Theory, Life Cycle Theory, and Object
Relations/Psychoanalytic Theory. Examples from the movie are used to highlight each of
the constructs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Page Count:
7 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_BW1000ac.rtf
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lonely and disillusioned old man, Larry Cook (Jason Robards), who is slowly losing his grip on reality but believes that he is still in control. He is, according to movies
voice-over, the "most respected man in the county." Like Lear, Larry decides it is time to divide his kingdom among his daughters. Rose (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Ginny (Jessica Lange) are
fine with his decision since they are married to farmers and see the logic of Larrys decision. But when his youngest and favorite daughter, Caroline (Jennifer Jason Leigh) a lawyer,
questions the wisdom of the plan. he immediately disowns her and the thousand acres is split between Rose and Ginny. As Ginny, Rose and their husbands begin to plan what
they will do on the farm, the controlling urge goes wild in Larry. He becomes resentful and bitter and ends up partnering with Caroline to sue Ginny and Rose to
get the farm back. The movie was based on Jane Smileys Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by the same name. Furthermore, they are people intimately tied to their land or what their
father genuinely sees as his "kingdom." Ironically, the women representing Shakespeares Reagan and Goneril gain the sympathy of the audience and the Cordelia character actually evolves as more of a
villain than victim. Dramatic Interpretation From a dramatic perspective, it is a power and often-told story: Siblings competing for a fathers attention and the father choosing the less-worthy of them;
Women torn between loyalty to one another, to their husbands, and to their father; The desire to hold on to the past and the determination to get rid of it;
and grief associated with losing ones father. All of these components are present in the movie but it also offers a great deal more in that it discusses modern issues
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