Sarah, Plain & Tall Collection

I bought these videos as a supplement to my literature circles when we do the Sarah plane and tall series. The kids really enjoy them.

What a wonderful movie!

Love all of these movies. They take the short and simple children's books they're based on and flesh them out into quality stories. The casting is good, though I'm not sure that Glenn Close's hair is really very historically accurate. Small issue though.Sarah Plain and Tall tells the story of a spinster (Sarah) traveling from Maine to Kansas around 1910 to potentially marry a widower (Jacob) with two young children (Anna and Caleb). It would be a marriage of convenience and the couple have many challenges adapting to each other and for Sarah in particular dealing with living on a farm, far from her beloved sea, and with a man who is still obviously in love with his dead wife. Will Sarah choose to stay, or will she go back to Maine? But despite all the problems, true love does triumph in the end.Skylark is the story of Jacob and Sarah settling into married life, only to be hit with a new struggle: a drought that jeopardizes their farm. When things get really bad, Sarah takes her stepchildren to visit her old home and family in Maine, while Jacob stays behind on their farm in Kansas. Will it ever rain again? Will Sarah and the children go home or stay in Maine?Winter's End begins with the arrival of a stranger to the family's Kansas farm--who at first is seen only by the family's youngest child, Cassie (Jacob and Sarah's child together). It turns out to be Jacob's father, who abandoned his family when Jacob was a young child. While Sarah and the children start to welcome this long-lost relative, Jacob is bitter and resentful. But will Jacob change his views when several near-catastrophes give his father a chance to help and prove he's changed?*One thing that I really think is neat about this series of movies is the fact that scenes from all of them were filmed at the Cowtown living history museum in Wichita, Kansas. That's near where I grew up and where I attended some summer scouting day camps at the museum.

The films were calm, quiet and beautiful. They tackled difficult issues with grace and love. I will watch them over and over again.

I got the 3 DVD set of Sarah Plain and Tall. Glenn Close is perfect as the Plain Jane Sarah. Her character made me believe this really happened. Christopher Walken is perfect as Jacob, the widow seeking a new wife and mother for his children via a newspaper ad. The adjustment each character has to make from their former lives must be made if they want to move forward with a more permanent arrangement. I've always been enthralled with those mail order brides and Sarah Plain and Tall satisfied my curiosity. Skylark is the second DVD in this series. Life on the plains of Kansas in 1910 was harsh. Sarah continually longing for the cool waters of her Maine home while suffering the drought realities of her new life brought a true peek into what those pioneers lived through, or didn't. Winter's End is the final DVD of Sarah's series. Skylark was the drought, Winter's End is the story of their winter where so many lives at that time were lost to the harsh plains. A very satisfying journey with this 3 DVD set.

Sarah Plain and Tall is the perfect movie for the fam:) It's wholesome, it's clean, but it's also deeper than just a cheesy romcom. Love this series! This DVD was great quality. We had no issues getting it to play:)

I love the Sarah Plain & Tall movie as well as the second and third movies. Very family friendly movie. I can not count how many times I have watched these movies. I recommend this movie.

I grew up not very far from where this movie was filmed. My second grade teachers in-laws owned the house and we made a field trip to it. Had the VHS tapes for a couple decades and they finally started to wear out to the point the audio was fading in and out. Decided to upgrade to dvds and couldn’t be more happy with the higher quality picture and sound. Love this story and the history of the little farmhouse that the movies are centered around.