Cast and crew movie tickets movie theaters moviefone. I watched elia kazans splendor in the grass last weekend and have not been able to stop thinking about it since. Bud warren beatty and his high school sweetheart, deanie natalie wood, are weighed down by their parents oppressive expectations, which threaten the future of their relationship. Jan 25, 2010 deanie reads and discusses part of william wordsworths poem ode. Splendor in the grass, the play adapted from the screenplay by william inge f. There are movies, and then there are sensorial experiences like splendor in the grass. Rent splendor in the grass 1961 starring natalie wood and warren beatty on dvd and bluray. Splendor in the grass 1961 official trailer natalie wood movie duration. Without becoming maudlin, this is a powerful story of the intensity of young love. Triggerfinger splendor in the grass session acoustique oui fm. Rent splendor in the grass 1961 on dvd and bluray dvd. Splendor in the grass is a 1961 american technicolor period drama film that tells a story of a. Splendor in the grass 2004 bud warren beatty and his high school sweetheart, deanie natalie wood, are weighed down by their parents oppressive expectations, which threaten the future of. Elia kazans splendor in the grass, 1961 while deanie is in the mental institution, she meets another patient, johnny masterson charles robinson whos also working out issues with his overbearing parents.
The movies story line and main character inspired a hit song by shaun cassidy entitled, hey deanie. Jody mccrea and troy donahue were considered for the part of bud. Splendor in the grass 1961 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. It was written by eric carmen, who also later recorded the song. Watch splendor in the grass starring natalie wood in this drama on directv. Buy splendor in the grass movie posters from movie poster shop. Part 2 inside daisy clover slow west giant a personal journey. Shell game space captain cyclopean 1980 korean dubbing.
And thats the premise this whole movie is based on. Even though they were supposed to be playing teenagers, natalie wood and warren beatty were approximately 22 and 23 respectively at the time of filming. Released march 28th, 2004, splendor in the grass stars natalie wood, warren beatty, pat hingle, audrey christie the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 4 min, and received a score of out of 100. Watch splendor in the grass 1961 prime video amazon uk. Splendor in the grass, william inge splendor in the grass is a 1961 technicolor drama film that tells a story of a teenage girl navigating her feelings of sexual repression, love, and heartbreak. Warren beatty 1961 warner natalie wood in splendor in the grass 1961. Identity in elia kazans splendor in the grass senses of cinema. If you like splendor in the grass you might like similar movies cat on a hot tin roof, butterfield 8, two for the road, east of eden, long days journey into night. Splendor in the grass was remade as the 1981 television film splendor in the grass with melissa gilbert, cyril oreilly, and michelle pfeiffer. If splendor in the grass is the truth, simple or complex, about men and women, then ive been living in a fools paradise for fiftyfive years. In my opinion, splendor in the grass was one of the best movies ever made. While the movie was made in the early sixties, it really provided a crystal ball into how the latter part of the decade would be.
Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Splendor in the grass dvd deanie natalie wood in an oscarnominated performance that marked a career turning point toward complex adult roles is a teenager eager to do whats right in her 1920s kansas town. Splendor in the grass is a 1961 american technicolor period drama film that tells a story of a teenage girl navigating her feelings of sexual repression, love, and heartbreak. Written by william inge, and directed by elia kazan. The first cut is the deepest 2004 tv episode brooke is watching it then switches it to texas chainsaw massacre. Its silly, made up stuff and its unfortunate that many people might have believed this at the time the movie was made.
Jun 08, 2009 cinematic trailer for the 1961 film splendor in the grass starring natalie wood and warren beatty. Natalie wood for splendor in the grass, natalie wood and warren beatty in. This film, splendor in the grass, takes its title from a line in the poem. Elia kazans splendor in the grass 1961 concerns the problems encountered by two teenagers wilma dean deanie loomis natalie wood and bud stamper warren beatty living in kansas at the end of the 1920s. Splendor in the grass by elia kazan elia kazan, natalie wood. I have seen this so many times and cry just as hard every time i see it. It seems quaint nowadays, but in the time that this film is set, good girls kept. Splendor definition, brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc magnificence. Her mother said she should just forget that part of the story. Splendor in the grass 2004 stream and watch online. Splendor in the grass 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors. The characters go through love, sexual arousing, separation, and pain. May 07, 2017 152 videos play all splendour in the grass 1961 fullhd movie who framed roger rabbit 1988 fullhd movie kim cattrall we were never friends sex and the city 3 duration.
Released march 28th, 2004, splendor in the grass stars natalie wood, warren beatty, pat hingle, audrey christie the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr. Natalie wood brings the full range of life and emotion to this poignant story of teenage heatbreak. Actress in film clip from glorious betsy archive footage uncredited. Splendor in the grass is a 1961 technicolor romantic drama film that tells a story of sexual repression, love, and heartbreak, from which the character deanie suffers. Splendor in the grass is a prestigious, topof the line, sensitivelyhandled melodramatic literalization of the axiom if you touch yourself too much, youll go crazy. Splendor in the grass is not only a movie, its an experience that anyone that was once young can understand and feel. What disturbs me and strikes me as nearly mythological is the notion that abstinence can make both men and women mentally ill. Splendor in the grass 2004 bud warren beatty and his high school sweetheart, deanie natalie wood, are weighed down by their parents oppressive expectations, which threaten the. Written by william inge, who appears briefly as a protestant clergyman and won an oscar for his screenplay, the film was directed by elia kazan. To get the poem i would either like to purchase the book or purchase the writers works. Cinematic trailer for the 1961 film splendor in the grass starring natalie wood and warren beatty. Splendor in the grass has a few firsts attached to it.
The sound of the water in the first scene, the color of natalie wood skin, the absolutely black of warren beatys hair, the smell of champagne in the crazy party. Parents drive two highschool lovers natalie wood, warren beatty tragically apart in 1920s kansas. See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. As a result, elia kazan decided that the other actors who were to play teenagers in the film should be in their early to midtwenties as a way to make it easier for the audience to accept wood and beatty as teenagers rather than as adults. Nov 03, 2014 splendor in the grass 1961 official trailer natalie wood movie duration. We re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. I find with any era of movies, the ones you keep talking about or mulling over hours and days later are the ones that will find their place in movie history. Watch splendor in the grass online stream full movie directv. Deanie reads and discusses part of william wordsworths poem ode. But the emotions she shares with boyfriend bud warren beatty in his screen debut are too strong. Splendor in the grass is a prestigious, topoftheline, sensitivelyhandled melodramatic literalization of the axiom if you touch yourself too much, youll go crazy. Her money shot in which a postbreakup wilma interprets the wordsworth poem that gives the movie its title is full of the kind of righteous selfpity that only splendor in the grass can provide. I cannot believe that people in the us actually believed such crap about grass.