Geronimo1967
A schoolmistress is writing a letter to one of her former pupils who is off at war. Sgt. Dan has just been awarded the silver star and so the town of Monroe in the American state of New York is thrilled. Her letter isnt one that blows that trumpet, though, its much more of a snapshots from home style of missive. It tells of the weather, the busy Friday nights in the soda bars, of his gal - soon to be a music teacher - and his mother both busying themselves with day-to-day life. His dad, meantime, and younger brother Bobby are putting extra effort to maintain their family farm and its forty head of independently minded milkers. The film seems to serve two purposes. The first uses specially shot actors and more generic photography to show the...