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Genre | Western |
Format | Subtitled, NTSC |
Contributor | Susanna White |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 42 minutes |
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Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples' struggle over the rights to their land.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.92 ounces
- Director : Susanna White
- Media Format : Subtitled, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 42 minutes
- Release date : August 28, 2018
- Subtitles: : Spanish
- Studio : Lionsgate
- ASIN : B07FJ8TL1M
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #40,982 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #731 in Westerns (Movies & TV)
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2024Carolyn Weldon, a widow and American painter, sets out from New York to meet and immortalize in art Chief Sitting Bull, the great Lakota warrior, who spearheaded the fight against the Seventh Calvary and was instrumental in bringing about Custer's Last Stand. The two become unlikely allies in a fight to help the Indian people retain their dignity and their land against the white man. In the course of their efforts, Weldon and the Bull fall in love. The onscreen romantic tension is palatable but never consummated, as the coals of passion are stirred again and again, but with no consuming fire. Their love for each other, however, is as doomed as the attempt of the Native Americans to reclaim their homeland. Sensing an Indian uprising led by Sitting Bull, a group of armed soldiers will arrest the Bull in the early hours before daylight. Warned of this the evening before, the Bull sends Weldon out to fetch wood where she is kidnapped and taken off the reservation to keep her safe, opening the way for those coming for the Bull, not to arrest him, but to murder him. This movie seeps into your pores to the point that you are completely saturated with what is happening on the screen and in the lives of all involved. I was rooting for the Bull and his undeclared love for Weldon, but knew all along that this story could not end well without researching Sitting Bull's history. Days afterward, I was haunted by this film, and it is one of my favorite movies to this day. Michael Greyeyes as the Bull is a stunning man, but decked out in buckskins and a full war bonnet, with an expert command of the Lakota language, you know you are in the presence of greatness, that all the legends about the Bull were true. If you have never seen this movie, you should. It is totally genuine. I loved it so much, I wanted to own it, and now I do.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2018Though almost certainly tweaked historically by Hollywood theatrical licence the film is well-crafted and an often moving account of Catherine Weldon's (played by Jessica Chastain) time with Sitting Bull (played by Michael Greyeyes) and the Lakota people at the Standing Rock Reservation in Dakota.
In 1889 widow Catherine Weldon decides she wants to paint Sitting Bull / Native Americans after being inspired by paintings she'd seen, she travels from New York to the reservation in Dakota.
She is not welcomed by the officers at the reservation and is treated with caution by the Indians.
However she eventually persuades Sitting Bull to pose for her, this would be the groundings of a friendship between them.
She soon becomes embroiled in the Lakota's struggle for their rights, a stance that would put her at odds with some of local town residents.
On her journey to Dakota she'd met Colonel Silas Grove (played by Sam Rockwell) who as it turns out would be stationed at the reservation, which was almost certainly just as well for he did if but at a distance look out for her welfare.
Sadly late in 1890 Sitting Bull would be gunned down, Catherine despite her best effort had not been able to change attitudes toward either him or his people.
Sadly as had been the case for many years before, the killings did not stop with the death of Sitting Bull, two weeks after his death the massacre at Wounded Knee took place, just one of many early-morning raids by the cavalry that had occurred repeatedly during the conflicts.
A significant film which tells of the plight of the displaced native American tribe and how they were treated and betrayed.....certainly worthy of a viewing.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024The movie was not a cheap Indian flick. Very well done, cried at the end, Michael Greyeyes was phenominal! This movie and others like it make my heart hurt for the indigenous people of this land who were treated abominably!!
- Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2021Factually taken significant liberties on Native American and White American history! Chief Sitting Bull and Caroline Weldon did know it each other in the late 1880s, but the movie takes artistic liberties. Very interesting part of history which deserves accuracy, so please read their accurate history online. Michael Greyeyes is quite a "handsomer" version of Chief Sitting Bull. Jessica Chastain looks a little more like the few pictures of Caroline/ Catherine Weldon. The true story is very intriguing, but the film version is interesting to watch (inaccurate, especially the ending). Caroline had left the reservation before his death on December 15, 1890. Take the time to read the true history!
- Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024This movie has an outstanding male lead in Michael Greyeyes as Sitting Bull and Jessica Chastain is excellent in her leading role also. It is an episode that is not commonly known about in American history and it should not be allowed to be a discarded piece of history about how Native Peoples were really treated and history was distorted to always present them in a negative way.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2024Great acting, great movie. I've watched several times.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2023I'm a huge Michael Greyeyes fan for obvious reasons. He draws you completely in, in every film, such an infectious actor of our time. A natural. He plays The Great Chief Sitting Bull with so much passion, and intelligence, his co star Jessica Chastaine, one of today's best actresses, mirrors with Michael where there is incredible chemistry, as you will see in Michael films. Not to mention, he's easy on the eyes♥️
- Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2023So much that I bought it. Seminal work, wish more women would make movies. It's so impactful yet delicately rendered - catches you off guard. Wonderful movie.
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jackbernardoReviewed in Italy on January 14, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars non arriva in italia
e se lo fa è lentiisimo.
- KateReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, Thought Provoking Historical Drama.
This is an extremely informative as well as a really enjoyable film with a fine cast of actors.
The outstanding performance by Michael Greyeyes as Sitting Bull, was credible and very moving.
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Diogo CampelloReviewed in Spain on March 3, 2022
3.0 out of 5 stars Código de região incompatível com o leitor
Chegou na data prevista mas não era compatível com o leitor
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MaréchalReviewed in France on October 29, 2021
2.0 out of 5 stars Super !
Super !!! Merci !!
- JOHNReviewed in Canada on May 18, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars She painted the portrait of the last great Sioux Chief
Catherine Weldon was a woman of true pioneering courage and fortitude in the face of terrible adversity. A college- educated New York artist, she travelled alone as far as the train west would take her. Her destination was the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation in North Dakota, 1890. Her intent was to paint a living portrait of Sitting Bull. She overcame his reticence and that of the authorities, even suffering a savage beating in town at the hands of local bigots while the good townfolk looked on. She created a magnificent portrait of Sitting Bull in full regalia! Quite a feat since the authorities had demanded destruction of all traditional garb upon settlement on the reservation.
Catherine helped Sitting Bull organize resistance to Washington's demand for an Allotment Treaty that removed a large portion of land out of the reservation and forced the tribe residents to occupy small allotment as owners, no longer entitled to occupy or govern the larger portion of the reservation. They were coerced by threat of starvation. They overcame the treaty but only set the wheels in motion for the government's real motive.
Sitting Bull's portrait hangs in the State Historical Museum, Bismarck, North Dakota.