Audrey Christie, Barbara Loden, Natalie Wood
Set in the 1920s, two midwest teenagers fall in love, are frightened by their physical desires and unwilling to conumate their relationship which leads to frustration and confusion.
DVD Release Date: February 15, 2000
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June 19, 2008Up there as one of the greatest high school films ever, it's flawless. Beautifully acted and directed. Isn't Natalie Wood simply one of the most endearing and beautiful hollywood actress ever to grace our screens, Beatty is great here too, but lets be honest its Natalie's film. S...( read more)
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August 13, 2007natalie is soooo hottttt....egad, but i miss that woman! okay, but those days are over and done, and that's sad, but thanks to the miracle of film one can still relish the vibrancy of some truly american wonders of life...warren beatty ain't too bad either, for a self-loving ham!
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November 11, 2009While the hearts of cinematic masses were being conquered by West Side Story (1961), Elia Kazan's drastically underrated gem had one of the biggest pairs of balls I have ever seen in a Hollywood classic. Establishing the bases for the nowadays horribly popularized "chick flick ge...( read more)
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September 4, 2009" What though the radiance which was once so bright
Be now for ever taken from my sight,
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind..." -
August 3, 2009The film's title is taken from English romantic William Wordsworth's 1807 Ode, Intimations of Immortality from Reflections of Early Childhood, some of which is quoted here:
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower
We will griev...( read more) -
April 14, 2009This is a truly amazing film. It is well written. The acting is flawless. It didn't need to rely on showy special effects, like the movies, nowadays. It is a character driven story, all the way, and yet is still memorizing to watch. I highly recommend this film.
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May 22, 2007I love this movie! A story of forbidden love. Warren Beatty, & Natalie Wood take your breathe away as two teens in love forbidden to be together. This movie is a true classic. I couldn't stop crying. I highly recommend this movie!
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