| | Splendor In The Grass DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Rock DVDs, Dramas Movies, Recommended Videos, Essential Cinema, Love Story, Coming Of Age, Tragedy, Tear Jerker, AFI Top 100 Passions, Young Love | | Starring | Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle, Zohra Lampert, Gary Lockwood, Audrey Christie, Barbara Loden, Fred Stewart | | Director | Elia Kazan | | Composer | David Amram | | Director of Photography | Boris Kaufman | | Editor | Gene Milford | | Producer | Elia Kazan | | Production Designer | Richard Sylbert | | Writer | William Inge |
124 minute feature film DVD starring Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty and Pat Hingle. Set in rural Kansas, "Splendor in the Grass" tells the tragically romantic tale of teenagers Deanie and Bud who repress their desires because of their families' disapproval. Coming from radically different backgrounds -- one wealthy, the other staunchly puritanical -- they allow class differences to prevent any possible union. Their passions exist purely in their hearts and minds, but the couple never physically or socially express this forbidden love. Later in life, Deanie is institutionalized following a breakdown, and she eventually returns home to resolve her feelings about Bud. Two young lovers find their awakening sensuality in conflict with both their own moral values and those of the small town in which they live. This intense, tragic film marked the screen debut of Warren Beatty. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Actress--Natalie Wood. Academy Awards: Best (Original) Story and Screenplay. Film acting debuts for actor/director/producer Warren Beatty, and actresses Sandy Dennis and Phyllis Diller.
In later years, director Elia Kazan remarked that, of all the Actors Studio graduates, Warren Beatty's skills have most surprised him.
William Inge wrote this screenplay as a vehicle for Warren Beatty, who had acted in one of his stage plays.
Playwright/screenwriter William Inge also appears in the film as the minister.
In 1981, this film was remade as a TV movie starring Melissa Gilbert and featuring Michelle Pfeiffer and Ally Sheedy.
Shot in Technicolor in upstate New York and Staten Island.
Additional cast: Joanna Roos (Mrs. Stamper), Jan Norris (Juanita Howard), Crystal Field (Hazel), Marla Adams (June), Martine Bartlett (Miss Metcalf), Sean Garrison (Glenn). Splendor In The Grass Reviews: "...Here was innocence, here was sexual power, here was the Casanova who would, over time, be[come Warren Beatty]..." -- Rating: B
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] landmark in Hollywood melodrama, standing squarely between elegantly overwrought classical studio style and the fresh, intimate immediacy of French New Wave."-- Angie Errigo, Empire Splendor In The Grass | List Price | $19.98 (You save $3.63) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1961 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2759  | | CD Universe Part number | 1262647 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 12, 2005 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 124 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Mono Sound; Digital Sound; Letter Boxed; Widescreen |
Splendor In The Grass Video Splendor In The Grass Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  The Best Natalie Wood film!
I absolutely loved Natalie Wood in this film and Warren Beatty couldn't be sexier. Both actors portray young teenagers in love who must deal with their sexual desires and their desire to please their parents. This movie is just amazing-it accurately displays the struggle we face when dealing with moral decsions regarding love and sex, but it does so in a "PG" manner. Almost anyone of any age could relate to this movie. This movie is excellent-a definite five stars! Buy it today!
Submitted by a reviewer (Mesquite, Texas, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. breath of fresh air
A great movie a must see for its wonderfully moving tale of young emotions brilliantly performed.Timeless!
Submitted by bob (kent uk)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No AHEAD OF ITS TIME
THE STORY IS SO PASSIONATE AND EMOTIONAL THAT EVERYONE FROM 16 TO 40 CAN IDENTIFY WITH THESE CHARACTERS. THE LIMITATIONS PUT ON RELATIONSHIPS IN THOSE TIMES MAKES IT EASY FOR US TO SEE HOW WELL WE HAVE IT TODAY. IT MIGHT EVEN HELP US UNDERSTAND OUR PARENTS MORE. A MUST SEE FOR SOMEONE IN LOVE FOR THE FIRST TIME.
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Splendor In The Grass DVD Region 1
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Dual Side - Single Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Full Frame -
1.33
Letterbox -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Dolby Digital Mono - French
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