Summary
A luminous tapestry of rural Indiana life unfurls through the eyes of a pre-adolescent farmhand whose daily rituals—plowing fields under amber sunrises, wading through glistening creek shallows, and deciphering arithmetic problems in a creaking one-room schoolhouse—anchor this tender period piece. The narrative orbits a single summer's transformation as the boy navigates the delicate tension between childhood wonder and the encroaching weight of adult responsibilities, all while the prairie winds whisper secrets through the cornstalks. Bernard McConville's script, infused with James Whitcomb Riley's Hoosier-inflected lyricism, captures the bittersweet ache of growing up in a world where every sunset feels like a benediction and every frog-choked pond holds the promise of tomorrow.
Synopsis
The normal life of a young farm boy as he goes to school and as he relaxes in the country is depicted.
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