The Glass Menagerie (1973)

Directed by

Anthony Harvey

Genre

drama film, drama fiction

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1930s St. Louis a young man lives with his overbearing mother and his shy fragile sister. He works a dull job to support them while dreaming of escape. The story revolves around a dinner party his mother arranges hoping to find a husband for his sister.

melancholicintimaterestrainednostalgicemotionally rawslow-pacedgentlebittersweet

What happens

The Glass Menagerie is a 1973 American drama television film based on the 1944 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. It is directed by Anthony Harvey and stars Katharine Hepburn, Sam Waterston, Joanna Miles and Michael Moriarty. It marked the third screen adaptation of the play. It originally aired on ABC as part of the network's ABC Theater series. The Glass Menagerie was Katharine Hepburn's first appearance on television. She had initially been wary of the medium, but was convinced by the opportunity to work with friend Anthony Harvey, with whom she had made the successful film The Lion in Winter. Hepburn was also drawn to the project when she was told her niece Katharine Houghton could co-star as Laura, but Houghton eventually turned down the role. The Glass Menagerie was one of the major television events of 1973, commanding high ratings. It received four Primetime Emmy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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