The ripples caused by a pretty young girl landing in the middle of a feud are as devastating as any albatross (see film).
It's a passable narrative; Love, Betrayal, Murder ensue.
But, this film is memorable for it's tone and rich tapestry of archaic rituals, surprisingly, still extant in the Scottish Highlands as late as the 1940's.
Backplot offers a chance execution which is startlingly unique, dark, ingenious, and, amusing. And, something one never forgets.
Language lovers will be ecstatic over:
"Scottish Insults of Grand Eloquence", whereby two patriarchs supply strings of invective instead of crossing swords - each phrase punctuated by throwing a pebble on the ground.
Like my colleague, I saw this late at night on ABC - Australia, many,many years ago. Yet, I can still hear Finlay Currie's rich accent
"If the grave of your ancestors was rent open by the heaving and rrrepulsing earth, such stench and putrefaction would manifest itself so as to blind the glory of the Lord God from man and beast alike"...(PEBBLE)
Now that's language! This is a must see! Move over Shakespeare,Goethe,Dante, et al.
It's a passable narrative; Love, Betrayal, Murder ensue.
But, this film is memorable for it's tone and rich tapestry of archaic rituals, surprisingly, still extant in the Scottish Highlands as late as the 1940's.
Backplot offers a chance execution which is startlingly unique, dark, ingenious, and, amusing. And, something one never forgets.
Language lovers will be ecstatic over:
"Scottish Insults of Grand Eloquence", whereby two patriarchs supply strings of invective instead of crossing swords - each phrase punctuated by throwing a pebble on the ground.
Like my colleague, I saw this late at night on ABC - Australia, many,many years ago. Yet, I can still hear Finlay Currie's rich accent
"If the grave of your ancestors was rent open by the heaving and rrrepulsing earth, such stench and putrefaction would manifest itself so as to blind the glory of the Lord God from man and beast alike"...(PEBBLE)
Now that's language! This is a must see! Move over Shakespeare,Goethe,Dante, et al.