Disarmingly realistic in its depiction of the realities of frontier life, Heartland is a strong antidote to the cliches of traditional Westerns. This semi-documentary slice of life is based on the diaries of Elmore Randall Stewart about her days on the Wyoming frontier in the early 20th century. It's a strongly feminist statement about a woman raising her small daughter alone and scrapping for a living by working for a shy Scottish rancher. Director Richard Pearce brings an endearing touch to a film that is helped greatly by the dazzling cinematography of Fred Murphy. Conchata Ferrell and Rip Torn star in this small film that substitutes veracity for a high-powered plot. Pearce worked as a cinematographer on Woodstock and other documentaries before making his directorial debut.
Winner of the 1980 Berlin Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival。甘地热潮正席卷印度全国,其中一个原因可以说是拜本片所赐。本片讲述黑道人物姆纳为了追求一名电台女DJ,讹称自己是大学教授,不惜恶补甘地生平,以便参加电台问答比赛。当他日刨夜刨时,甘地的鬼魂就在他眼前出现,教导他如何以非暴力手段应付人生逆境。在这出黑道人物追女仔的电影中,圣雄甘地的角色几乎由头演到尾,甘地的哲学和精神也贯彻了全片。本片在首都新德里开画一星期后,市政府以该片宣扬甘地追求真理和非暴力抗争,宣布该片可以豁免缴交娱乐税。同样地,印度中部切蒂斯格尔邦也因本片表扬甘地的价值观,具有教育意义,宣扬正面讯息,也给予该片免税的地位。。