Best friends. Bitter rivals. Sisters. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning best-selling novel A Thousand Acres (penned by Jane Smiley) follows the saga of the Cook family headed by the indomitable patriarch Larry Cook (Jason Robards). Cook's kingdom is a fertile farm that spans 1 000 acres but the seeds of its destruction are sown when he impulsively decides to distribute it among his three daughters Ginny (Jessica Lange) Rose (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Caroline (Jenn
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Best friends Bitter rivals Sisters Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning best-selling novel A Thousand Acres (penned by Jane Smiley) follows the saga of the Cook family headed by the indomitable patriarch Larry Cook (Jason Robards) Cook&39;s kingdom is a fertile farm that spans 1000 acres but the seeds of its destruction are sown when he impulsively decides to distribute it among his three daughters Ginny (Jessica Lange) Rose (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Caroline (Jennifer Jason Leigh) The apportioned land soon begins to divide the family Long-guarded secrets unspoken rivalries and denied desires buried just beneath the surface of their respective lives are unwillingly unearthed with profound catastrophic and ultimately liberating repercussions Actors Jessica Lange Michelle Pfeiffer Jennifer Jason Leigh Colin Firth Keith Carradine Kevin Anderson Pat Hingle Jason Robards Michelle Williams John Carroll Lynch & Bob Gunton Director Jocelyn Moorhouse Certificate 15 years and over Year 1997 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages Spanish - Dolby Digital Surround Subtitles Danish ; English for the hard of hearing ; Finnish ; Norwegian ; Spanish ; Swedish Duration 1 hour and 41 minutes (approx)
When retiring Iowa farmer Larry Cook announces that he wishes to split his land between his three daughters, the eldest - Ginny (Jessica Lange) and Rose (Michelle Pfeiffer) reluctantly agree. However, Caroline (Jennifer Jason Leigh) disagrees, and is disowned by Larry as a result. The decision sparks off a tragic family feud: Larry soon falls out with Ginny, who has begun an affair with a local boy, and Rose, but loses a court battle to regain control of his farm.
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