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Movies set on farms tap into a rich vein of American mythology and symbolism

NPR | By Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval,

Danielle Kurtzleben , Rob Schmitz, Marc Rivers, Adam Raney

Published November 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM CST

NPR White House Correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben and Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval, who covers agriculture for Harvest Public Media, talk about great American farm movies.

Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval

Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben is a White House correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk. She appears regularly on the NPR Politics Podcast and other NPR shows.

Rob Schmitz

Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent based in Berlin.

Marc Rivers

Adam Raney