Plainsong

2004

Action / Drama

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 80%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 492 492

hallmark movie

Plot summary

Tom Guthrie, a high school history teacher, is faced with raising two young sons after his wife leaves him. Maggie Jones, a fellow teacher, tries to provide comfort and support.

Director

Richard Pearce Photo
Richard Pearce

Top cast

Marian Seldes Photo
Marian Seldes as Iva Stearns
Jeffrey Carlson Photo
Jeffrey Carlson as Dwayne
Zachery Ty Bryan Photo
Zachery Ty Bryan as Russell Beckman
Katie Finneran Photo
Katie Finneran as Judy
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896.76 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
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1.63 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by martinbzb

Ferrari Shone and could be remembered for this only!

I usually read a book and then am disappointed in the movie. America Ferrara kept me from feeling that way about "Plainsong." She carried the film. Kent Haruf's book was wonderful, and she was wonderful in portraying the character of the young woman, pregnant and disowned, central to the action. Her talent elevated this Hallmark flick WAY above the norm. I am glad she has a new venue on mainstream TV, and hope we will see a lot more of her in big screen releases. She is not a traditional beauty, yet she has leading lady presence. She is someone I hope to see a lot of in the future.
Reviewed by edwagreen 7 / 10

Plain Song Not Exactly Missing Themes ***

Interesting but too many plots bring this film down. We have a teacher who is pressured to pass a miserable child so that they can get him out of the school despite the fact that the brat assaulted the teacher. The teacher (Aidan Quinn) has a wife who has left him, apparently suffering from depression and has gone to her sister in Denver. There are 2 young polite boys from the marriage who eventually find an old lady dead in her apartment. They deliver the paper to her and never bother to report that the woman, who lost her son in Korea, has died. The boys get caught up with that miserable student, who has bigoted parents.If this isn't enough, we have America Fererra, who has been abandoned by her mother when it is determined that she is pregnant. She goes to live with 2 older gentlemen who have kept to themselves following the deaths of their parents. They are recommended by the teacher in the next room who has romantic visions on Quinn. The school secretary also has an eye on this man.Yes, the movie is interesting but the themes abound. Each character could have developed into a story by itself. Was the teacher motivating the student? The pressure that teachers are faced with to pass students according to their supervisors is another theme. The depression of the mother. The life of the old woman (Marion Seldes) and the 2 older gentlemen who find they can contribute to life. I could go on and on.
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