Part Two:On the way to the front lines after being ordered here by rail, the new recruits disembark in a shell-torn French own.She is wearing a black outfit trimmed with white without a hat, nervously noticing and despairing that John, her love, hasn""t arrived yet.The farmer is plowing the land with his two oxen, while his wife cares for their child under a tree.But now, to save the heavily-mortgaged farm, the adulterous man must sell his cow.Now he ruins himself for that woman from the city - Money-lenders strip the farm - and his wife sits alone.She was terribly upset about how she had her heart broken by her male suitor, and threatened to commit suicide by cutting her throat.Filmed in journalistic, documentary-style black and white textures with some low-key lighting and chiaroscuro (often provided by a candle or low light source) - beautifully captured by Gregg Toland""s expert cinematography (remarkably un-nominated!), he picture records with astute realism rural America in the 30s.