Film review for witness

Peter Weir ventures out of his familiar surroundings to direct the incredibly scripted film "Witness" in 1985. In this film Weir contrasts the peaceful, serene setting of the countryside with the corruption of the city. The film centres around a Pennsylvanian Amish community and particularly a young boy and his recently widowed mother; Samuel (Lukas Haas) and Rachel (Kelly McGillis) Lapp. After Rachel's husband's death, she and Samuel leave their secluded community to visit Rachel's sister …

…a blue unbuttoned shirt and the girl clothed in a pretty dress, hair and appearance all modifies to achieve a sweet, 'beautiful' child. Witness works very well as a confrontation between two different cultures and, ultimately, as a love story. The real suspense concerns whether Ford and McGillis will wind up together, despite the fact that her religion is an almost impenetrable barrier between them, an what they will have to sacrifice for their love.