NORTHERN LIGHTS
A film review by Ken Johnson
Copyright 1992 Ken Johnson
90 min., not rated, Drama, 1978, Black & White Directors: John Hanson, Rob Nilsson Cast: Robert Behling, Susan Lynch, Joe Spano, Ray Ness, Hellen Ness, Henry Martinson
NORTHERN LIGHTS is, in my opinion, an incredibly boring film, an absolute waste of time! It is about the forming of the Nonpartisan League around 1917 to help Nebraska farmers get better money for their crops. It is mostly narrated by one of these farmers who is trying to help the Nonpartisan League get started.
I saw NORTHERN LIGHTS at my local art/import theater and I can easily say that it is one of the worst films I have ever seen. It is filmed in grainy black and white with mostly just talking which gives it the appearance, at least, of being a very cheap film. Many times during the film, to just barely keep from falling asleep, I found my self counting the seats in the theater and hoping for it to get over soon (because I won't walk out of a film in the theaters). Many people in the theater did walk out before the film was over, however.
NORTHERN LIGHTS was first released in 1978 and has never made it to videocassette. It just keeps circling around small theaters that get it. I highly recommend that if this film comes to a theater in your area that you miss it. On a scale of zero to five, I give NORTHERN LIGHTS a *big* zero. NORTHERN LIGHTS is unrated and contains nothing objectionable (or anything interesting for that matter). I personally feel that nobody,even if you are interested in this period or the Nonpartisan League, would like this film.
Ken J. blj@mithrandir.cs.unh.edu
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