"The Last of the Mohicans" at The American Village

On Friday, July 26th, 2024, The American Village which is located in Montevallo, Alabama will close out its summer film series with the 1992 adaptation of James Fenimore

Cooper's, "The Last of the Mohicans". For those who are feeling their wallets thin out due to the ever-increasing costs of groceries and gasoline prices, there is some relief for their pocketbook as the admission to the film is free. With the movie being set to begin at seven in the evening in the air conditioned West Wing movie theater of The American Village. And for those who wish to arrive early, there will also be some live music provided by Heath Green from five-thirty in the evening to seven.

A literary classic by James Fenimore Cooper, "The Last of the Mohicans" is his most famous work. And part of the romantic genre for which Cooper became most known. With his writing being focused on historical romances featuring Native American and colonial era characters of the 17th through the 19th centuries in America. The plot of "The Last of the Mohicans" centers around the three last members of a dying Native American tribe who live with British colonists as they refuse to join the British militia in 1757 to fight for freedom. While at the same time two British officers' daughters are trying to find their father, a British officer in the war.

In the 1992 movie adaptation, the London born and raised Daniel Day-Lewis portrays "Hawkeye", one of the last members of the dying Native American tribe. And while preparing for

the role, as a method actor, Daniel Day-Lewis spent a month in the woods of North Carolina living in the wild and learning how to make canoes. The main theme of the movie soundtrack

comes from Dougie MacLean's "The Gael". With the same MacLean also having an original composition, "Caledonia", made famous in 2008 by the Irish music sensation, "Celtic Woman".

And the 1992 movie adaptation won the Academy Award for Best Sound.

The running time for "The Last of the Mohicans" is 112 minutes. And a copy of the 1992 film adaptation is available in most public libraries. However, for those who wish to see it in its full glory on the big screen, the showing on Friday at The American Village is an event not to miss.

Luisa Reyes is an attorney in Tuscaloosa with a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Judson, a master's degree in library science, and a law degree from Samford's Cumberland School of Law. She is also a piano instructor and vocalist.