A Handful of Rice (1940)
Overview
The prologue shows a Swedish home, where a family discusses what "a handful of rice" can mean. The action then moves to Thailand and shows the life of a Thai couple, Pó Chai and Mé Ying, and their lives of joy and hardship in the jungle growing rice.
Cast
Hugo Björne
Mr. Svensson
Gerda Björne
Mrs. Svensson
Sol-Britt Agerup
Majken
Gunnar Höglund
Svensson, boyRecommendations
The Nest
Farming
The Kindness of Strangers
Mindwalk
Brink of Life
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl
Sergio
Holy Lands
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
Babylon
Bastard Out of Carolina
Here
1
Charm City Kings
Let Go
Herself
The Browning Version
Hardball
All Day and a Night
Little Boy Blue