Movie

Winter People

1989 · 110 min

A slow-burning, earnest romance set against a harsh mountain winter, with a simmering family feud that keeps the tension alive.

Tagline: A passion so strong it kills.
Overview: Wayland Jackson, a widower with a young daughter, moves to a small, impoverished mountain village in North Carolina, circa 1934. They are taken in by Collie Wright, a single mother with an illegitimate baby, and she and Wayland soon fall in love. Trouble starts when the identity of her baby's father is revealed.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, family, isolation, revenge
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
family
isolation
revenge
survival
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild