Underplayed Gems

Sweet Bird of Youth (1989)

Sweet Bird of Youth poster
Directed by
Nicolas Roeg
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A pretty drifter returns to his hometown with an aging movie star hoping to reclaim his past. Their tangled relationship exposes secrets and desperation among the local powerful figures.

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What happens

Sweet Bird of Youth (also known as Tennessee Williams' Sweet Bird of Youth) is a 1989 American made-for-television drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Mark Harmon. Adapted from the 1959 Tennessee Williams play of the same name by Gavin Lambert, it focuses on the relationship between drifter Chance Wayne and faded movie star Alexandra Del Lago. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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