Splendor in the Grass (1961)
A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness. (imdb)
Country: USA
Directed By: Elia Kazan
Written By: William Inge
Starring: Pat Hingle, Warren Beatty, Phyllis Diller, Gary Lockwood, Natalie Wood, Zohra Lampert, Audrey Christie, Barbara Loden, Joanna Roos, Fred Stewart
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A bland, cautionary tale of what happens if teenagers postpone sexual intercourse until marriage. A young Warren Beatty took the film's message to heart.
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I love a good romance. This is not a good romance. It's a realistic reflection on the reality of life and failed hopes. But it's not fun. Fiction should be fun, imho.
DRAMAFFLOP : (see my profile for details) Dialogue=3,Rudeness=5,Acting=5,Messages=2,Action=2,Funny=0,Filmography=4,loveable characters=3,orchestration=3,Plot=3. Weighted total = 63.
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Natalie Wood is convincing as a gorgeous but fragile young woman. Warren Beatty is also young but good. The story is about a beautiful young couple forced apart by the boys overbearing father. She has a complete nervous breakdown over the breakup. I quite enjoyed every moment with Natalie. She goes into a mental hospital and he gets on with his life. I found it more than a little ironic to see how the boys father ultimately turns out. Worth watching and thought provoking.
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God, I hated watching this. It's one of those "classics" like Gone With the Wind that make you really opposed to old movies when you're a kid. Dull story lacking any action, bland colors, rich white characters in rich white sets devoid of personality, melodramatic acting, wordy dialogue, a general feeling that you're watching a play instead of a film, glacial pacing over a long duration, etc. Also, am I really supposed to believe Wood goes institutionally insane from a high school breakup?
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Wood's slow descent to madness may be her best work.
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In 20s southeast Kansas (WHAT UP), high school sweethearts Bud (Warren Beatty) and Deanie (Natalie Wood) are tormented by the repression preached by their parents and society. William Inge's superbly crafted, Oscar-winning script is brought to life by Elia Kazan's evocative direction and by a superior cast: Beatty and Wood are both superb, Wood especially as she portrays Deanie's ultimate breakdown and subsequent recovery. Pat Hingle and Barbara Loden are marvelous as Bud's father and sister.
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