Hammers over the Anvil
by Ann Turner
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Actor: Alexander Outhred, Charlotte Rampling, Frankie J. Holden, Jake Frost, Russell CroweDirector: Ann Turner
Writer: Ann Turner
Producer: Barbara Gibbs
Producer: Ben Gannon
Producer: Gus Howard
Producer: Janet Worth
Writer: Alan Marshall
Writer: Peter Hepworth
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-12-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Fox Lorber
DVD Reviews of Hammers over the Anvil
DVD Review: The Real Hero in this Film
Summary: 5 Stars
To me there is even more symbolism in the use of extremes the ultimate freedom [before the anvil is hammered] and the end [after the hammer falls]. The events that occur during the "hammering" process are shown as the film progresses. I just saw this movie in a gift subscription to Netflix and now plan to buy it. Ann Turner's tasteful handling of East's ride should override the condemnation of nudity that seems to pervade many of the comments I've read here. Like any healthy Russell Crowe fan, I marveled at his physical magnificence(FYI I knew nothing of a nude scene until I viewed the film)--but it was his character East's intensity and naivete, his elemental self that deeply affected me. Yet, in contrast with the blacksmith's brutal taking of young girls, East was tender in loving Grace. It's a shame some people are so sadly taught, practically from birth, that sex is dirty and nudity is something to be ashamed of. How did THEY get here anyway--via the stork? The threat of heaven and hellfire and brimstone was hammered into them as children and resulted in their becoming dogmatic adults.
Freedom is also shown in the way Allan, though stricken with polio, and his fellow youths interact. His father's efforts to make a horseman of him and Allan's herculean efforts are excruciatingly painful yet you keep rooting for the kid. The father doesn't force this on him, but the boy wants to be a horseman. Yet he hops about free in his own way, casually bantering and not looked down upon by the other boys. He is picked up and danced with by some taller girls and he gets to kiss girls, pull stunts, and ride in front of East, his hero.
Charlotte Rampling (one of my favorites of all time) plays Grace, an aristocratic lady and a true woman. With an unconventional, angular beauty and understated words, and an underlying sensuality, she (Rampling herself) has the look of eagles. We see in the multifaceted lady her most tender side when she first rides up to the boy, Allan, to whom she introduces herself as "GraceShe has superb riding ability, horse bargaining savvy, and a deep need, and therefore, a capacity for love. But her generosity of spirit is shown most strongly in her relationship with the smitten young confidante Allan, her innate understanding and tender treatment of him, respectful of his dilemma as a young man coming of age, and his heroic act shows us the stuff of heroes. And ultimately Grace, even more than his role model East, shows Allan the stuff of heroes.
This film won Russell Crowe an Australian award and he richly deserves it. The understated dialogue the true-to-life characters fascinated me. Young Alexander deserved an award, as well.
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