A young woman is assigned to teach school in a secluded valley whose inhabitants appear stern, secretive and anti-pleasure. Following two children who disappear to play in the woods, she finds that this is actually a community of extraterrestrials with mild paranormal powers who are attempting to repress and deny their heritage for fear of arousing prejudice and hatred in their human neighbors. Based on a series of novels by the late Zenna Henderson.
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Neither the video nor audio quality is more than passable but that's sufficient to get the vibe of it.
A likely complaint from those who know of The People already is they may not be satisfied that the movie reveals fully their gentleness and the sensitivity and scope of their powers. Instead their Gifts appear somewhat like magic tricks when it was all so much more.
The story is strongly telling us we can coexist with The People and learn from them how to stop our constant warring. That much is right up in your face but the Rockhouse is fine with that since the moviemaker has a right to interpret the story in whatever way he/she likes.
Despite any shortcomings, the movie is sensitive and charming with a sweet performance from Kim Darby and an interesting dynamic from The People as they relax around her. The People grew from a grimly phlegmatic manner to laughing and dancing about at the end.
The concept, although heavy-handed in delivery, is beautiful to behold since it would be a wonderful thing if the story were true. However, even if The People are real we wouldn't know it since they will only reveal themselves to those in whom they have deep trust. Maybe Zenna Henderson is actually one of The People and this is their way of introducing themselves.
- YouTube
Neither the video nor audio quality is more than passable but that's sufficient to get the vibe of it.
A likely complaint from those who know of The People already is they may not be satisfied that the movie reveals fully their gentleness and the sensitivity and scope of their powers. Instead their Gifts appear somewhat like magic tricks when it was all so much more.
The story is strongly telling us we can coexist with The People and learn from them how to stop our constant warring. That much is right up in your face but the Rockhouse is fine with that since the moviemaker has a right to interpret the story in whatever way he/she likes.
Despite any shortcomings, the movie is sensitive and charming with a sweet performance from Kim Darby and an interesting dynamic from The People as they relax around her. The People grew from a grimly phlegmatic manner to laughing and dancing about at the end.
The concept, although heavy-handed in delivery, is beautiful to behold since it would be a wonderful thing if the story were true. However, even if The People are real we wouldn't know it since they will only reveal themselves to those in whom they have deep trust. Maybe Zenna Henderson is actually one of The People and this is their way of introducing themselves.
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