Plainsong (TV Movie 2004)

Plainsong: Directed by Richard Pearce. With Aidan Quinn, Rachel Griffiths, America Ferrera, Geoffrey Lewis. Tom Guthrie, a high school history teacher, is faced with raising two young sons after his wife leaves him. Maggie Jones, a fellow teacher, tries to provide comfort and support.

“I happen to come across this gem of a u0026quot;made-for-T.V.-movieu0026quot; while vegetating in a hotel room on a business trip. I was pleasantly surprise to see Rachel Griffth in a Hallmark movie. She and Aidan Quinn lent a jolt of electricity to the story that no other actors could. Geoffrey Lewis turned in a helluva a performance in the role of one of the mentally challenged brothers that come to the rescue of a few of the character in the bitter-sweet tale of fractured life in present-day, rural Colorado. America Ferrara has been blessed with the same fierce but sympathetic spark that made Lili Taylor so brilliant in Dogfight. I reccomend this movie not just because it is so good and real but because it is the rare u0026#39;goodu0026#39; T.V. dramas that the whole family can watch.”