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Splendor in the Grass (1961) Movie Overview
Splendor in the Grass, an American movie from 1961, tells a story of sexual repression, love, and heartbreak. Written by William Inge, who appears briefly as a Protestant clergyman, the film was directed by Elia Kazan. The film is based on people whom Inge knew while growing up in Kansas in the 1920s. He told the story to director Elia Kazan when they were working on a production of Inge’s play The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, in 1957. They agreed that it would make a good film and that they wanted to work together on it. Inge wrote it first as a novel, then as a screenplay. The film’s title is taken from a line of William Wordsworth’s poem “Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood”: Deanie Loomis (played by Natalie Wood), a teen-aged girl living in a small town in Kansas in 1928, follows her mother’s advice to resist her desire for sex with her boyfriend, Bud Stamper (Warren Beatty), the scion of the most prosperous family in town. In his turn, Bud reluctantly follows the advice of his father (Pat Hingle), who suggests that he find another kind of girl with whom to satisfy his sexual desires. Bud’s parents are disappointed by, and ashamed of, his old… Source
- Splendor in the Grass Movie Details
- Director: Elia Kazan
- Tagline: A LOVE STORY UNLIKE ANY OTHERS !!
- Country: USA
- Run Time: 124 min
- Genre: Drama , Romance
- Cast Overview
Natalie Wood as Wilma Dean 'Deanie' Loomis
Warren Beatty as Bud Stamper
Pat Hingle as Ace Stamper- Audrey Christie as Mrs. Loomis
- Barbara Loden as Ginny Stamper
- Zohra Lampert as Angelina
Splendor in the Grass Movie Review from New York Times
1961’s premiere “date” movie represented the screen debut of Warren Beatty. Set in the 1920s, William Inge’s screenplay concerns the superheated romance between working-class high schooler Natalie Wood and rich kid Beatty. Trying their best to keep their relationship from going “all the way,” Beatty and Wood go through a series of unsatisfying inte… Source
Splendor in the Grass Movie Details from Imdb
Deanie would risk everything to be with Bud. Bud is afraid of his father, the most powerful man in a small Kansas town in 1928. Deanie will have to wait until Bud spends four years at Yale. In the meantime he can’t spend a lot of time with her, because Deanie isn’t that kind of girl. His sister Ginny, back from Chicago, is a constant reminder just… Source
Splendor in the Grass (1961) from YouTube
