The Song of the Lark Movie Review 2001

Thea Kronborg (Elliott) is a minister's daughter in 1890s Colorado who is encouraged by local doctor Howard Archie (Howard) to pursue her musical dreams. At first, Thea travels to Chicago to study piano but her teacher (Hules) realizes that Thea's true gift is her voice. Handsome brewery heir Fred Ottenburg (Goldwyn) offers to sponsor her career but their romance is rocky and Thea must eventually make her own way. Based on the novel by Willa Cather.

Distribution

PBS Home Video, Catalog Fulfillment Center, PO Box 751089, Charlotte, NC 28275-1089, Phone: (800)531-4727, Toll-free: 800-645-4PBS, Email: info@pbs.org, URL: http://www.pbs.org

Available on VHS
Running time 120 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Chicago, Period Piece: 20th Century, Books to Film: Willa Cather

Screenplay

Joseph Maurer

Cast

Alison Elliott, Arliss Howard, Tony Goldwyn, Maximilian Schell, Norman Lloyd, Robert Floyd, Endre Hules, Nan Martin, Christian Meoli

Director

Karen Arthur

Music

Charles Fox