| Sarah Plain And Tall [VHS] | ![Sarah Plain And Tall [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21HMV54FSNL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Glenn Jordan
Actors: Glenn Close, Christopher Walken, Lexi Randall, Malgorzata Zajaczkowska, Jon DeVries
Studio: Republic Pictures
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Rating:  178 reviews
Sales Rank: 3,319
Format: Color, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6302290678
UPC: 017153182132
EAN: 9786302290677
ASIN: 6302290678
Theatrical Release Date: February 3, 1991
Release Date: March 21, 1995
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The most-watched made-for-television movie of the 1990s (50 million viewers upon first broadcast in 1991), this fine adaptation of Patricia MacLachlan's novel stars Glenn Close as Sarah, a Maine schoolteacher who responds to a Kansas farmer's newspaper ad seeking a bride. Set in 1910, the story follows Sarah's trial run as stepmother to the children of the widowed Jacob Witting (Christopher Walken). The tough part of the experiment is the conflicting expectations the would-be couple have over Sarah's role in the household. The kids, too, have their doubts about a substitute for their mother, and Jacob isn't ready, emotionally, for a new beginning. But in short order the strong-willed Sarah brings happiness and vitality into the house, and love and understanding eventually blossom between the two lonely adults. Everything is right about this Hallmark production, from a bright script cowritten by MacLachlan to Glenn Jordan's sensitive direction and a pair of first-rate leads making every moment worth watching. A wholesome tale from the heartland, this is a good movie for any viewing situation, from an audience of one to an entire family. --Tom Keogh
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 Love can be found more than once July 22, 2010
N. Ferguson (Ohio)
"Sarah, Plain and Tall" is a beautiful short storybook set in the very early 1900s. It's magic led to a film version, and to sequels in print and film.
A very lonely widowed Midwestern farmer with two children--Anna and Caleb--advertises for a wife. In time a letter comes from Sarah, who describes herself as "plain and tall". She agrees to make a trip West from her home in Maine, to see if this might be a good match.
When Sarah arrives she gently comes to know Anna and Caleb, and all four main characters start to see the joy they could bring into each others lives. But Sarah is homesick for the ocean far away. The children begin to love her, and to fear that she will not stay. But Sarah chooses to find a way to share the beauty of her home in Maine, and in the end decides that although she will miss her former life, "I would miss you more."
A beautiful story of sweet, simple love, and what can be when we open our hearts.
Very Fast June 26, 2010
Teacher
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recieved this video very quickly. We read the book in my classroom and I wanted to show them the video as a treat. It came fast.
 Taking Chances: Starting Over June 19, 2010
Gale Finlayson
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Taking Chances: Starting Over
It is 1910 on the American prairie; in the Witting farmhouse life is difficult and devoid of many pleasures because Jacob, the father, is a widower with two children who need a mother. In desperation the lonely farmer advertises for a mail-order bride in a New England publication. Taking a life-changing chance Sarah--a spinster with no illusions about her personal attractiveness--writes back and after corresponding for a time agrees to migrate to the vast prairie--where the only waves that ripple are grain in the wind.
Anna and Caleb Whitting are pleased with their new stepmother, who gradually thaws to appreciate Jacob as her husband, but she secretly suffers from homesickness: for Yankee twang, salty air and in particular the motion of the restless waves. She does not appear to be settling in as the family would wish. Caleb in particular experiences great anxiety at the thought that she might abandon them and return to Maine. Will Sarah, who describes herself truthfully as "plain and tall" discover the hidden beauty of her new home--the landlocked prairie and even more importantly--in her woman's heart? An excellent story based on historical actuality, when human emotions were clearly defined and more freely expressed, in a simpler time and setting. For readers 11-15.
For readers who want more: The story of SARAH, a Newberry winner, is continued in SKYLARK (#2) and finally in CALEB'S STORY #3.
Great for ESL students March 11, 2010
madbee (Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have used this book many times with ESL students of various ages (from 6th graders to adult) and levels. Like our students, Sarah leaves her familiar home behind and tries to fit in and adapt to new people and surroundings. As her neighbor tells her, There is always something to miss, where ever you go.(probably not an exact quote, but close.) Children love it because they see the story through the eyes of the children. Adults love it because there is so much in this little book that they can relate to.
It is also a great way to learn about parts of the United States and how people lived back then. It is not a very long book and has useful vocabulary. Sometimes after we read a chapter in class, we listen to the audio, read by Glenn Close, and if possible we watch the movie which is quite different and good for discussion.
A tender tale of loss and love January 24, 2010
e. verrillo (williamsburg, ma)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is one of the most touching and beautiful children's books I have ever read. It flows like poetry--rhythmic, melodic, yet able to capture profound emotion with just a few well chosen syllables.
The story is ostensibly about a mail-order bride who makes the journey from Maine to the dusty Great Plains in order to raise two motherless children. The children's sole desire is that Sarah be happy with them, and stay as their new mother. While the plot is simple, the range of feeling is not, for MacLachlin explores the mechanisms of human longing in all its forms--longing for comfort, for happiness, for home, and, most illusive of all, for perfection. The children strive, as all children do, for that perfection, hoping that, in the end, they will be rewarded with their heart's desire.
We have, over the past century, lost sight of the open generosity with which human beings can welcome one another into their lives. I hope, for the sake of all our children who are being bombarded with daily doses of TV mayhem, that we can spare a few moments to teach them MacLachlin's gentle lesson in acceptance and love.
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