Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
- Directed by
- Richard Brooks
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 138 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man returns to his small Southern hometown with an older famous actress. He tries to reclaim a lost love and his former status while confronting his past mistakes and the town's scorn.
tensemelancholicdramaticslow-burnemotionally chargedbleakcharacter-drivengritty
What happens
Sweet Bird of Youth is a 1962 American drama film starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page, with Shirley Knight, Madeleine Sherwood, Ed Begley, Rip Torn and Mildred Dunnock in support. Based on the 1959 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams, the film was adapted and directed by Richard Brooks. The film won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Ed Begley), and was nominated for Best Actress (Geraldine Page) and Best Supporting Actress (Shirley Knight). The film version was sanitized, although Chance Wayne was still a gigolo for hire. The ending was heavily altered from the explicit sexual mutilation scene depicted in the conclusion of the original stage version. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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