Wild River

This film (drama)Also known asWild River，is aUSAProducerwomen sex，At1960Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish，Current Douban rating7.4(For reference only)。

"Wild River," also translated as "狂野之河," is one of the trilogy by American film master Elia Kazan. It is not as well-known as "SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS" (《天涯何处无芳草》（1961）) and "AMERICA, AMERICA" (《美国，美国》（1963）), but all are outstanding works of realism. Filmed in 1960, the movie aims at the backdrop of the 1930s, with keywords including the 1929 economic crisis and Roosevelt's NEW DEAL plan addressing the economic crisis. The Tennessee River in Tennessee, which frequently floods and has endured a catastrophic deluge, hence the construction of a hydroelectric dam is a practical necessity to address unemployment and develop the economy while hoping to escape the nightmare of flooding, a familiar method we recognize. Congress established TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority?) to specifically manage the reformation of the area and the construction of the hydroelectric dam, aiming to promote regional development. However, due to the rising water level requiring the drowning of a small island in the river, the refusal of a landowning elderly lady to relocate, the TVA engineer coordinator from Washington, and other characters who appear in various roles, unfold a series of events that are both indifferent and emotionally charged. As the protagonist, engineer CLOVER approaches this challenging situation with professional enthusiasm, embodying a perfect amalgamation of reason and emotion — both warm and respectful yet passionate. Emotional engagement is often more effective than forceful oppression. Not only did the elderly landowner's granddaughter, who became a widow due to the flood, fall in love with him immediately, but even the Black villagers residing on the island also withdrew their fire-fighting equipment and happily moved into homes with electric lights — remember, electric lights were a novelty at that time. Ultimately, even the elderly lady, who vowed to live and die with her ancestral land, finally signed the death clause and moved into a house carefully chosen by the engineer, designed similarly to her ancestral home. Another layer of racial discrimination interweaves the narrative, as CLOVER's decision to pay Black and white workers the same rate at the dam construction site provokes local foremen to initially curry favor and then retaliate. Conflicts of interest, role-playing, negotiation, and social isolation form the themes of this outstanding realism film.