Anyone interested in American bird calls and song will enjoy detecting the species - from Whimbrel to Cuckoo - that form much of the soundtrack of Train Dreams which is screening on Netflix and, this month, in some British cinemas. Curiously enough, none of the birds - except two domestic hens - are shown close enough for them to be identifiable. But this omission in no way reduces the impact of this acclaimed tear-jerker of a movie, starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones. Set in remote rural North America, it explores the themes of happiness, then sadness, grief and the extraordinary power of dreams.
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