Underplayed Gems

The Member of the Wedding (1952)

The Member of the Wedding poster
Directed by
Fred Zinnemann
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows a lonely young girl in a small Southern town as she dreams of joining her brother's wedding party. Her bond with the family's cook shapes her world. It is a close look at a child's longing for belonging.

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What happens

The Member of the Wedding is a 1952 American drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Ethel Waters, Julie Harris and Brandon de Wilde. The story, based on Carson McCullers' 1946 novel of the same name, is set in a small town in the Southern United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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