Title: Terrible adaptation of the excellent book
Review: This movie was made in the 1980s, apparently released to video in the 1990s during the mini-boom in Indian cinema. Don't bother with it unless you just want to see it so you can tell people you have seen it. It is an unimaginitive, un-nuanced rendering of Momaday's Pullitzer Prize winning novel. As the other reviewers note, the flute music will drive you up the wall, the motivations of the characters are lost, and the plot is downright crusty. If you're looking for good Indian cinema, see Smoke Signals, Medicine River, Grand Avenue, and maybe Powwow Highway (if you haven't already seen it 3 dozen times). Dance Me Outside is also pretty good, and for the kiddies, try Mary Kate and Ashley Olson's "How the West Was Fun." No kidding, you might like the Indian guy in there.
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