The Wind (1928)
Directed by Victor
Sjostrom this film based on the novel of the same name stars Lillian
Gish, Lars Hanson and Montagu Love. A young woman from Virginia moves
out West to live with her cousin on an isolated ranch.
The story here is a
fairly simple one but I really like the way that the wind works both
as an example of the harshness of frontier life but also as a
metaphor for the way that life can change you or cover up
transgressions. While this is not exactly the story you think of when
you think of a western I thought it worked really well. Lillian Gish
is excellent in the lead role, a rarity in westerns of any era and
there are some nice touches in the direction as well.
5/5
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