Silent Tongue
Silent Tongue

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It's 1873, Indian Territory. Talbot Roe is going mad with grief over losing his Indian wife, Awbonnie. In an effort to save him, his father, Prescott Roe, seeks to purchase the dead wife's sister, Velada, from the same travelling carnival he acquired Awbonnie. The girls' father, carnival master Eamon McCree, is willing to do business, but her stepbrother, Reeves, protests, putting an end to the negotiation. Desperate, Prescott kidnaps Velada and promises her the means to be r... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Silent Tongue:

Alan Bates
Richard Harris
River Phoenix
Dermot Mulroney
Tantoo Cardinal
Bill Irwin

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It's 1873, Indian Territory. Talbot Roe is going mad with grief over losing his Indian wife, Awbonnie. In an effort to save him, his father, Prescott Roe, seeks to purchase the dead wife's sister, Velada, from the same travelling carnival he acquired Awbonnie. The girls' father, carnival master Eamon McCree, is willing to do business, but her stepbrother, Reeves, protests, putting an end to the negotiation. Desperate, Prescott kidnaps Velada and promises her the means to be rid of her father in return for comforting Talbot out of his obsession. In Talbot's madness, he guards his wife's corpse, preventing her from passing to the beyond. As a result, Awbonnie's ghost begins haunting and cursing everyone involved in the transaction of selling her as a wife. Meanwhile, Reeves and Eamon search the prairie for Velada. Drunken Eamon several times wants to turn back and leave his daughter to her own devices, but Reeves refuses. At the site of a hunting party of Indians, Eamon panics and loses his mount. Reeves continues the search alone, leaving behind the drunk, rapist father who only cared for himself, with whom he has always been disgusted. Meanwhile, the other carnival members pack up and head back east, glad to be rid of the unreasonable carnival master. At the gravesite, Talbot is distrustful of everyone who tries to separate him from Awbonnie's corpse. Her angry ghost causes a commotion with runaway horses and Prescott manages to throw what's left of the corpse on the fire. As soon as he does, Talbot seems to come to his senses, and Velada sees Awbonnie's spirit appear in the flames, finally at peace. Talbot and Prescott are able to walk away from the gravesite somewhat resigned to Awbonnie's death, and Velada presumably collects the horses and gold from her agreement with Prescott. Eamon is eventually captured by Indians and looks to be headed for an ill-fated ending.

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Entertainment Weekly - 8/10 by Glenn KennyThe lone lure of this supernatural Western is a truly possessed performance by River Phoenix in his last completed role.
Los Angeles Times - 8/10 by Kevin ThomasAn alternately infuriating and exhilarating example of the Western as an art film.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 6/10 by Dennis SchwartzUnfortunately the film never held together in a cohesive way, and seemed forced and awkward at times.
Variety - 6/10 by Todd McCarthyA bizarre, meandering and, finally, maddening mystical oater that will find few partisans.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 5/10 by Steven ReaSomething deep and allegorical could be going on here, but Silent Tongue is at once so overwrought and desert-dull that you can't be bothered to investigate.
Radio Times - 4/10 by Adrian TurnerMost viewers will wonder what the heck it all means.
User Review - 10/10 by Missy RVery different type of role for River Phoneix to play....But a great movie tho
User Review - 10/10 by Alyssa NRiver was great, it was very sad because it was River's last movie, and it was kind of confusing, but overall it was very good
User Review - 10/10 by Kayla Sone of my all time favorite movies. Sheila Tousey is amazing in this film!
User Review - 8/10 by Brad G"Insanity is a sorry thing." After his Indian bride dies during childbirth, River Phoenix goes mad with grief refusing to bury his love; he stands guard over the elements hollering at the wildlife and possibly communicating with the dead. His father, Richard Harris travels to the medicine show where he originally bought the squaw for three horses and attempts to barter for Alan Bates' other halfbreed daughter. Things get freakier from there. Silent Tongue is an excellent Weird Western from playwright Sam Shepard that stands on its varied performances and rich dialog. River Phoenix died just months before it's Sundance premiere and it only took in a few thousand dollars at the box office. If you're looking for something different in the genre look no further. VF.

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