Builds an honest, natural poignance that would not have been achieved through hollow melodramatics.
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03/08/09
The Education of Little Tree (1997)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:10
Rotten:6
Average Rating:6.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The compassionate tale of 8-year-old Little Tree, an orphaned youth whose sojourn at his grandparents' backwoods Smoky Mountains cabin sparks a legacy of learning about his Cherokee roots and the... [More]
Starring: James Cromwell, Tantoo Cardinal, Graham Greene, Joseph Ashton
Director: Richard Friedenberg
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Reviews for The Education of Little Tree
Earnest but evocative, and in moments touching, chronicle of the turbulent childhood of a Cherokee orphan during the Depression.
06/26/06
Top CriticA compelling, mostly positive story, despite Little Tree's bad luck.
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Top CriticPays homage to the spiritual elders who help us to find our place in the world.
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Top CriticThe characters are complex enough to pose important questions, yet the themes are sufficiently straightforward for youngsters to learn and enjoy.
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The film spends far too much time around the moonshine still and hypocritical local church at the cost of other, more interesting lessons.
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