Sweet movie

Tuesday evening, Joel had a holiday get-together to attend so Linda joined me for a movie. Having recently seen the noteworthy Bobby at the Fleur Cinema & Café a few nights earlier, it seemed worthwhile to see what was showing at another interesting theatre, the Varsity.

Sweet Land, featured at the Drake area theatre, looked interesting in the schedule and more than lived up to our expectations. Simple, beautiful, credible, and engaging, this movie told the tale of Inge, a mail-order bride from Germany by way of Norway, and the response of the Minnesota community to her arrival a bit too soon after World War I. As she learns about midwestern America, the community learns about itself as it confronts its initial judgements.