Adapted by Horton Foote from a story by William Faulkner, this was a simple, very moving film about the unsuspected depths of love present in an unlettered cotton farmer. The project was put together by the two leads and Foote as a labor of love and is the finest treatment of a Faulkner ever done. It is also one of the best performances ever by Duvall...who affects a voice and body language he never used again.
From 1972 this is one of cinema's forgotten gems...a great film with a timeless message that deserves a much larger audience.
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