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An ambitious West Texas schoolmarm with literary inclinations is drawn romantically to a pulp horror writer despite his unconventional attachment to his sick mother and his other emotional troubles. A tender, offbeat romantic story based on the memoir ONE WHO WALKED ALONE written by Novalyne Price of her brief affair with CONAN THE BARBARIAN creator Robert E. Howard.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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It may have had a 24 day shoot, and a $1.3 million budget, but it's a beautifully crafted film, with superb performances from Vincent D'Onofrio and Rene Zellweger. Based on a true story, ignore the Mills and Boon blurb on the cover of the newly-released Region 2 version - it's not like that at ALL - sit back and enjoy. Even more glorious is the Region 1 version, which has the bonus of commentary by Vincent and director Dan Ireland. A worthy addition to any collection
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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For those who haven't seen it, prepare for a treat!From the moment I saw it on the BBC or ITV( I can't remember which) I have been hoping it would be released for region two viewers.I doubted it would ever be as it dated from 1996 but on the off chance, I sometimes checked.And today incredibly, patience has been rewarded.It doesn't matter if you are not interested in heroic fantasy and if you dislike Conan the barbarian. I do dislike him and yet I loved that film because of the incredible performances of Vincent d'Onofrio and up to a certain point of Renée Zellwegger.It is a film about relationships and the complexities that attend them, it is about loyalties, emotional dependence, about longing and fear of commitment, about trust and hope and despair. It is simply beautiful.I also recommend the book it was adpated from. It is compelling and most of the personnal correspondence it contains is so worth reading.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent little film, which shows Renee Zellweger at her delightful best opposite the commanding Vincent D'Onofrio.
Apparently, it was shot in only 24 days, & this shows perhaps in the exterior shots, which have to stand in for all the seasons over about a 3 year period.
However, our interest is firmly on the characters & their on-off love affair. There are one or two moments of 'magic realism' (the wolf, Howard as Conan etc) which add an almost supernatural feel to what is basically a low-key, socially-realistic presentation of 30s Texas, & which likewise occasionally counterpoint the somewhat cliched romance narrative.
The book from which the screenplay came, One Who Walked Alone by Novalyne Price Ellis, is also a great read!
Apparently, it was shot in only 24 days, & this shows perhaps in the exterior shots, which have to stand in for all the seasons over about a 3 year period.
However, our interest is firmly on the characters & their on-off love affair. There are one or two moments of 'magic realism' (the wolf, Howard as Conan etc) which add an almost supernatural feel to what is basically a low-key, socially-realistic presentation of 30s Texas, & which likewise occasionally counterpoint the somewhat cliched romance narrative.
The book from which the screenplay came, One Who Walked Alone by Novalyne Price Ellis, is also a great read!
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