Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
- Starring:
- Joanne Woodward, Martin Balsam, (more)
- Director(s):
- Gilbert Cates
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
Synopsis of Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
American GI Harry Walden (Martin Balsam) emerged from a harrowing experience in WWII to find himself living an outwardly-happy but inwardly-empty and tedious existence in the post-war U.S. He is an eye doctor, successful in his work, but unfulfilled spiritually and emotionally. He and his wife Rita (Joanne Woodward) have a boring existence, with their biggest issue being what kind of wallpaper to choose when they redecorate their apartment. They are dysfunctional, materialistic, and utterly lost. Rita is neurotic and unhappy, especially after her mother (Sylvia Sidney) dies. They decide to visit France and go to the battlefield where Harry once spent a night in the company of three dead German soldiers. The trip is intended to reawaken their deadened humanity. Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams is a challenging, slow and thoughtful depiction of the corroding effects of a materialistic lifestyle. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
Complete Cast of Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
- Joanne Woodward - Rita Walden
- Sylvia Sidney - Mrs. Pritchett
- Teresa Hughes - Betty Goody
- Lee Jackson - Carl Hurlbutt
- Peter Marklin - Joel
- Marian Swan - Nurse
- Win Foreman - Fred Goody
- Dennis Wayne - Dancer in Dream
- Dave Thomas - Chauffeur
- Charlotte Oberley - Waitress
- Martin Balsam - Harry Walden
- Dori Brenner - Anna
- Helen Ludlam - Grandmother
- Grant Code - Grandfather
- Gaetano Lisi - Student in Theater
- Sol Frieder - Mr. Goldblatt
- Nancy Andrews - Mrs. Pat Hungerford
- Minerva Pious - Mrs. Bimberg
- Ron Richards - Bobby Walden
- Director(s):
- Gilbert Cates
- Writer(s):
- Stewart Stern
- Producer(s):
- Jack Brodsky, Phil Feldman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Suitable for Children, Adult Language, Adult Situations)
- 1974 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Actress
- 1973 - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actress
- 1973 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Actress
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