Period of Adjustment (1962)

Directed by

George Roy Hill

Genre

comedy drama, Christmas film, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A newlywed couple and a war veteran with his wife spend a tense Christmas together. They work through their marital troubles with humor and vulnerability.

wittytenderbittersweetgentleoddballheartfeltunderstatednostalgic

What happens

Period of Adjustment is a 1962 American comedy-drama film directed by George Roy Hill from a screenplay written by Isobel Lennart, based on Tennessee Williams' 1960 play of the same name. The film stars Tony Franciosa, Jane Fonda, Jim Hutton and Lois Nettleton. Period of Adjustment was released on October 31, 1962, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and marked Hill's directorial debut. The film also launched Fonda to bankable film stardom, earning her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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