Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

A Thousand Acres
1997
**½
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Cast: Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jason Robards, Jennifer Jason Leigh

A well-acted but manipulative feminist drama about a farmer and his three daughters whose bitter dispute over the inheritance allows dark family secrets to resurface. The male characters in this implausible story are either monsters, wimps or cheats. Adapted from Jane Smiley's novel.