A Place in the Sun (1951)

It really looks like George Eastman can at last have his place in the sun. A chance meeting with a long lost uncle has led to a job with a future and the beautiful and well bred Angela Vickers is just as infatuated with him as he is with her (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: George Stevens
Written By: Michael Wilson, Theodore Dreiser, Patrick Kearney
Starring: Paul Frees, Shelley Winters, Raymond Burr, Elizabeth Taylor, Fred Clark, Kathleen Freeman, Anne Revere, Montgomery Clift, Keefe Brasselle, Herbert Heyes, Frances Curry
Country: USA
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PeaceAnarchy | 82 67th |
I have mixed feelings about this. On a technical level it's great, well paced, beautiful lighting and great performances. The story's interesting too, but the way it makes you feel about Clift's character and his actions is a little worrying.
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Filligan | 46 6th |
Someone want to tell me why I should care? Apart from the boat scene, this is terribly uninteresting.
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Stain | 40 23rd |
All plot points are made with a sledgehammer
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KasperL | 85 93rd |
The ordinary story works extraordinarily well, thanks in no small way to the Clift-Taylor pairing.
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mightysparks | 40 15th |
I have no idea what we were supposed to care about in this film, but I didn't care about anything. The characters were all terribly pathetic and terribly acted. I felt like we were supposed to sympathize with George, except for the fact that he is a mega douchebag who forced himself into these situations by not listening to anyone and not being able to keep his genitals in his pants, and who was really a terrible person but not well-written or acted enough to make me care.
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karamazov. | 52 70th |
Beautiful photography and editing. Jesus, I miss dissolves.
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Average Percentile 65.66% from 593 Ratings | ![]() |