A young woman inherits her father's farm after he dies. Over the years, she overcomes challenges and turns it into a success, all the while yearning for her childhood love to return.
Acting
Lange's stillness speaks volumes; she's doing everything with her jaw.
Cinematography
Nebraska wheat fields shot like they're judging you personally.
Costume
Practical bonnets and mud-caked skirts that actually work for once.
Director
Glenn Jordan
Jessica Lange
Alexandra Bergson
David Strathairn
Carl Linstrum
Tom Aldredge
Ivar
Reed Diamond
Emil
Anne Heche
Marie
Heather Graham
Young Alexandra Bergson
Josh Hamilton
Young Carl
Leigh Lawson
Frank
Graham Beckel
Oscar
Bradley Gregg
Young Oscar
Adam Nelson
Lou
Darin Heames
Young Lou
Deborah May
Mrs. Bergson
Christopher Collet
Amedee
John Durbin
Father Duchesne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Heather Graham plays young Alexandra despite being only 12 years younger than Jessica Lange—Hollywood age math strikes again.
Willa Cather's novel was revolutionary for 1913 in centering a female protagonist who chooses agriculture over marriage; this adaptation softens her queerness but keeps the radical independence.
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