Far and Away: filmresume og tidslinje

We are watching the movie “Far and Away” by Ron Howard.

Be aware of the immigration part. Immigrants in the nineteenth century from Europe to America.

Make a summary of the movie.

Joseph Donnelly, a young Irish man facing property eviction after his father’s death, decides to take revenge on Daniel Christie, his landlord. In an attempt to kill Christie, however, he is injured and sentenced to a duel with Christie’s arrogant manager, Stephen Chase. Meanwhile, Shannon, Daniel’s daughter, is growing dissatisfied with the traditional views of her parent’s generation and longs to be modern. She makes her plans to leave for the U.S., and with her help, Joseph is able to escape. Upon arriving in Boston, they find jobs and begin saving money. Joseph becomes a local bare-hands boxer; while Shannon works in a chicken processing plant and then as a dancer at the social club, where he fights. All goes well until Joseph loses a boxing match, after which their money are taken away. Joseph and Shannon are left to starve in the winter cold. Shannon’s parents, still in Ireland, face a devastating loss and decide to come to America to be with her. Chase, who joined them, has begun a campaign to find her, but his efforts are unnecessary, because Joseph brings Shannon to them after an accident, where she has been shoot in her back, Joseph then heads west to work on the railroad. After many months, Joseph is confronted by his father in a dream, and is reminded of his desire to own his own land. Joseph decides to join the wagon trains and arrives in Oklahoma Territory one day before the big land race begins. He buy an old horse to the race, but that horse die later that day, because it was an old horse. He then have to buy the young horse that can’t be controlled. He then sees Shannon by an accident, because her parents and Chase also want land. Minutes before the big land race begins, a man begins to ride. He does not go very far, because he get shot and die on the spot. When the race begins everyone, start to ride. Joseph still does not have a hold on his horse, so he start a little after all the others. When he finally start, he get to all the others fast. He see where Shannon and Stephen is riding to, and ride the same way. He get to the place before the others, but before he drag his flag in the right place, Stephen run him over with his horse. Joseph die, but revives again, and Joseph get his land together with Shannon.