Author Willa Cather highlights a range of artworks from a tapestry depicting Napoleon’s Retreat from Moscow to a portrait of Julius Caesar, from the guitar of a Mexican danza to the serviceable pottery of Hopi artists and Diné (Navajo People) turquoise. Taking pride in resilience over simple beauty, the film celebrates Thea’s achievement of staying truly honest to herself. The characters, natures and styles of each piece of music illustrate Thea’s inner life as she journeys from singing a simple country church hymn to Wagnerian arias. Nearly an opera in its own right, The Song of the Lark utilizes music to showcase the developmental arc of Thea Kronborg’s artistic growth. A feature film adaptation of Willa Cather’s novelĪ feature, romantic drama set in the early 1900s, The Song of the Lark follows a talented country girl who leaves her small town home to pursue greatness but must learn to trust herself before she can rise to sing on the world’s biggest stages.
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