
What makes the movie memorable is the performance of the lovely Gabrielle Anwar, the doe-eyed actress who later danced the tango so memorably with Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman. Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken has the usual love interest, a brush with tragedy, and some worldly wisdom (the latter doled out by old pro Cliff Robertson, in a nice role as a crusty barnstormer). After she joins a traveling show in the 1930s, spunky teen Sonora Webster (Gabrielle Anwar) learns the ropes and eventually lands a plum role in the program: riding a horse off a 40-foot-high diving board into a tank of water. It's a variation on the old boy-runs-away-to-join-the-circus story, except this time the boy is a girl. This movie isn't a new one.This charming Disney live-action picture is a genuine sleeper. Will the girl ever get to dive on her grey Lightning again? Find out in WILD HEARTS CAN'T BE BROKEN! She consents to dive with her, but the too-fast dive leaves her blind, and the old diver is re-hired. However, when Lightning injures his leg, she is forced to use the nervous mare. Soon, the previous rider is fired because of financial demands, and the girl is promoted to diver. The girl cares for the fractious mare, avoids the haughty and dramatic lady, and fervently trains with the beautiful new stallion, Lightning. In the movie, a girl visiting a fair spots a sign for "diving horses." After watching a red mare and her rider dive off a high platform into a deep pool of water, the thrilled girl applies for the job of riding the horses.Īt first, the old manager refuses, but he finally accepts her for a job taking care of the horses and eventually diving with them.

WILD HEARTS CAN'T BE BROKEN is about diving horses.
