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The Magnificent Ambersons (2002)

The Magnificent Ambersons poster
Directed by
Alfonso Arau
Genre
drama, romance, tv movie
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 30m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy family in a 1900s American town resists the social changes brought by new industry. The spoiled son of the family ruins his relationships and inheritance through arrogance and pride.

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What happens

The Magnificent Ambersons is an A&E Network film for television, inspired by Booth Tarkington's novel The Magnificent Ambersons. It was filmed using Orson Welles's screenplay and editing notes of the original film. Directed by Alfonso Arau, the film stars Madeleine Stowe, Bruce Greenwood, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Gretchen Mol, Jennifer Tilly, Dina Merrill and James Cromwell. This film does not strictly follow Welles's screenplay. It lacks several scenes included in the 1942 version, and contains essentially the same ending as Tarkington's novel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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