A wonderful showcase of young talent who continued on to long careers.
Natalie Woods character is somewhat the hooker with the heart of gold, aching to escape her lonely town caught in the great depression, but her domineering mother will never allow it. Very sad, and the beautiful but discarded train called Alva Starr represents her well.
Alva (Wood) is conditioned to always present things as pretty. She describes to Owen (Redford) all the beauty of the train, the seats are covered with lilac talcum, at last Owen rebuts the train is not beautiful, its junked, what she sees as talcum is just dust.
There are beautiful shots of the locomotives, good character dialogue and literary elements.
Natalie Woods character is somewhat the hooker with the heart of gold, aching to escape her lonely town caught in the great depression, but her domineering mother will never allow it. Very sad, and the beautiful but discarded train called Alva Starr represents her well.
Alva (Wood) is conditioned to always present things as pretty. She describes to Owen (Redford) all the beauty of the train, the seats are covered with lilac talcum, at last Owen rebuts the train is not beautiful, its junked, what she sees as talcum is just dust.
There are beautiful shots of the locomotives, good character dialogue and literary elements.