{"id":11183,"date":"2010-06-16T13:19:30","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T20:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11183"},"modified":"2020-12-01T20:14:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T03:14:49","slug":"other-side-of-the-mountain-the-1975","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11183","title":{"rendered":"Other Side of the Mountain, The (1975)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I think the hardest time is waking up in the morning &#8212; those moments before I remember who I am, and think instead about who I was.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-of-the-Mountain-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-of-the-Mountain-Poster-203x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-55902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-of-the-Mountain-Poster-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-of-the-Mountain-Poster-691x1024.png 691w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-of-the-Mountain-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-of-the-Mountain-Poster-182x270.png 182w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-of-the-Mountain-Poster.png 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn Olympic hopeful (Marilyn Hassett) becomes paralyzed in a skiing accident, and struggles to create a meaningful new life for herself.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beau Bridges Films<\/li>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Disabilities<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Romance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis flashback biopic about real-life skier <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jill_Kinmont\">Jill Kinmont&#8217;s<\/a> tragic, paralyzing accident &#8212; and her subsequent romance with a fellow skier (Beau Bridges) who refuses to let her feel sorry for herself &#8212; is essentially a glorified disease-of-the-week TV movie, featuring slightly higher quality performances and made with a bit more care. Fortunately, Hassett is an appealing lead (we can&#8217;t help rooting for her), and both her post-accident recovery and her tenuous relationship with Bridges (a reckless but oddly seductive daredevil):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Romance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Romance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Romance.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Romance-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Romance-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Romance-517x270.png 517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; are handled sensitively. Yet knowing Kinmont&#8217;s fate ahead of time dampens the lengthy, snow-filled exposition of the film, as teenage Hassett engages in run after run:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Skiing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Skiing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Skiing.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Skiing-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Skiing-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Skiing-517x270.png 517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and we&#8217;re kept cringing on the edge of our seats as we wonder which one will finally lead to The Accident. Plus, the surprisingly bleak ending is a bit of a downer, after how invested we&#8217;ve become in Kinmont&#8217;s post-accident happiness. <\/p>\n<p>With all that said, the film provides an interesting sociological perspective on the lack of basic human rights afforded to disabled Americans before the American <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964\">Civil Rights Act of 1964<\/a>; we learn that because of being in a wheelchair, Kinmont wasn&#8217;t able to secure a job as a teacher in the majority of schools across the country, and had to fight to find a school that would accept her before she could be granted a teaching license. Given that she went on to become a well-known educator in her hometown of Bishop, California (with a school named after her), this remains a fascinating bit of educational history.<\/p>\n<p>Watch for fine supporting performances by Nan Martin and William Bryant as Kinmont&#8217;s concerned parents:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Recuperation2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Recuperation2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Recuperation2.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Recuperation2-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Recuperation2-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Other-Side-Recuperation2-517x270.png 517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Dabney Coleman (!) as her skiing coach. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/other-side-coleman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/other-side-coleman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11242\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> I haven&#8217;t see the follow-up film (the not-very-creatively named <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0078044\/\"><em>OSOTM, Part 2<\/em><\/a>), but apparently it continues where this one leaves off, starring Hassett and several of her co-stars once again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marilyn Hassett as Jill<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/other-side-hassett2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/other-side-hassett2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11240\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jill&#8217;s struggle to regain the use of her limbs<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/other-side-recuperation-painting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/other-side-recuperation-painting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11241\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a look if you&#8217;re in the mood for this kind of soaper. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0073496\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-other-side-of-the-mountain\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I think the hardest time is waking up in the morning &#8212; those moments before I remember who I am, and think instead about who I was.&#8221; Synopsis: An Olympic hopeful (Marilyn Hassett) becomes paralyzed in a skiing accident, and struggles to create a meaningful new life for herself. Genres: Beau Bridges Films Biopics Disabilities Flashback Films Romance Review: This flashback biopic about real-life skier Jill Kinmont&#8217;s tragic, paralyzing accident &#8212; and her subsequent romance with a fellow skier (Beau&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11183\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11183"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55908,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11183\/revisions\/55908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}