Splendor in the Grass (1961) Reviews
- Starring:
- Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, (more)
- Director(s):
- Elia Kazan
- Category:
- Drama
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful If you can watch this movie without crying, then you'd better have your pulse taken! This is the tragic and beautiful tale of teenage love interrupted. Natalie Wood gives the performance of her long ... Read More If you can watch this movie without crying, then you'd better have your pulse taken! This is the tragic and beautiful tale of teenage love interrupted. Natalie Wood gives the performance of her long career, and Warren Beatty gives his first screen appearance. Elia Kazan directs this lovely film with all the sensitivity it deserves. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful This movie perfectly defines the hazards of social conventions, teen age angst and the harrowing results of the double standard.
Natalie Wood is poignant and beautifully tragic. I'm not sure anyone ... Read More This movie perfectly defines the hazards of social conventions, teen age angst and the harrowing results of the double standard.
Natalie Wood is poignant and beautifully tragic. I'm not sure anyone can charm a camera the way that she did. And Warren Beatty is perfect as the boy who seems to have it all, but not quite.
This is the real Romeo and Juliet, if they hadn't done away with themselves in a fortnight and had finished the story. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful I thoroughly anjoyed watching "Splendor in the Grass". In fact, I rented it twice just to watch this masterpiece--the script, acting, set design, etc. are all top notch. The writers bring the ... Read More I thoroughly anjoyed watching "Splendor in the Grass". In fact, I rented it twice just to watch this masterpiece--the script, acting, set design, etc. are all top notch. The writers bring the viewers emotionally into the characters' minds...we all know what life is like at different stages of our life, especially during our teen years. I don't want to give away anything, but there is a "mother-and-daughter" talk toward the end where some surprising revelations are admitted (at least from my standpoint).
Bring kleenex and put a "do not disturb " sign near your TV room cause this movie will keep you rivited to the screen and your emotions will run the gamut. Excellent Movie! Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful This film is a classic for all time with its theme of forbidden love and controlling parents in a backdrop of scandelous hypocracy and conflicting mores. The moving performances and beauty of young ... Read More This film is a classic for all time with its theme of forbidden love and controlling parents in a backdrop of scandelous hypocracy and conflicting mores. The moving performances and beauty of young Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood are spectacular. The late Pat Hingle is unforgettable as the controlling, angry, bitter, and confused father. This is a film for the ages. The themes are all urgent, big and dramatic throughout. This is one film that always leaves you floored. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 8 people found this review helpful There are no words do discribe this movie...
it was .... awful....
It was unreal, and there is no chemistry between the two actors.
If you want to see a real love story
I would say to rent ... Read More There are no words do discribe this movie...
it was .... awful....
It was unreal, and there is no chemistry between the two actors.
If you want to see a real love story
I would say to rent "notebook" now that is a real "love story" ... :) Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No |
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