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Sometimes a Great Notion

1971 · 114 min

Action, Adventure, Drama

Hank Stamper and his father, Henry, own and operate the family business by cutting and shipping logs in Oregon. The town is furious when they continue working despite the town going broke and the other loggers go on strike ordering the Stampers to stop, however Hank continues to push his family on cutting more trees. Hank's wife wishes he would stop and hopes that they can spend more time together. When Hank's half brother Leland comes to work for them, more trouble starts.

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Appeals to viewers who value rugged, emotionally bruising family dramas about pride, work, and loyalty amid unforgiving natural landscapes.

Tone
tense, melancholic, bleak
Payoff
catharsis, heartbreak
Pacing
steady
Intensity
intense
Structure
linear
Themes
family loyalty, labor conflict, masculine pride, grief, environmental exploitation
Setting
contemporary, rain-soaked Pacific Northwest logging town and forests

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