Nick M
The Devil's Field, a plot of land in the demense of an old count, has long been thought cursed by the local peasantry. Many years before an ancestor of the count dug feverishly to find what he imagined to be a great treasure in the field. All he found was death by fire in its depths. Meanwhile, a peasant gold digger who despises the low manner of his birth attempts to woo women above his station to improve his lot. He happens upon a conversation speculating that The Devil's Field contains a vast reservoir of petroleum. The peasant maneuvers to become master of this buried treasure, heedless of who he might hurt along the way. The message of The Burning Soil is a good one, and the end is touching, but the payoff isn't worth the effort to get there. The characters aren't introduced very well, so it is difficult to feel an attachment to them, and they aren't acted well enough to make up for this deficit. The pace drags and is unrelieved by anything that might brighten the journey: no gorgeous scenery or interesting sets, nothing for ornamentation to speak of. I can't say I'd be able to recommend this to anyone.
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
02/01/25
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Edgar K
Murnau film art. Behind the Vertigo, Hitchcock..... Murnau stand still
Rated 5/5 Stars •
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
09/19/11
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