The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Robert Redford directs this compelling story of 14-year-old Grace MacLean (Scarlett Johansson), who is emotionally and physically scarred after suffering a terrible accident while riding her prized horse, Pilgrim. Desperate to help her daughter, Grace's mother, Annie (Kristin Scott Thomas), a high-powered magazine editor, launches an all-out campaign to find a horse whisperer, someone with a unique gift for curing troubled horses. She learns of Tom Booker (Redford), who works to rebuild all the lives shattered by the accident. Love blossoms between the horseman and the uprooted sophisticate, resulting in unexpected consequences. The film was based on the popular novel by Nicholas Evans.

The worst defect of this film is its long duration (almost 3 hours), becoming a slow and a bit tiring film. The relation between the Man and the horse was very well demonstrated in this film, and the paisages and photography were very well too. Besides that, this film has excellent interpretations by Kristin Scott Thomas and Robert Redford, so as Scarlett Johansson that despite being so young in this film, has demonstrated a great maturity for the paper she had. This is without a doubt one of the best interpretations of her career. I have inserted a clip below where you can watch Scarlett's best scene from this motion picture.

Awards:
1999 - Favorite Supporting Actress - Blockbuster Entertainment Award- Nominated
1999 - Most Promising Actress - CFCA Award - Nominated
1998 - Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress - Nominated
1999- Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film - WON

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