Splendor in the Grass (1961)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.5/10   

Réalisateur:

Elia Kazan

Scénariste:

William Inge (writer)

Release Date:

10 octobre 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Romance

Accroche:

A LOVE STORY UNLIKE ANY OTHERS !!

Plot:

A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.

Plot Keywords:

Kansas | Stock Market Crash | 1920s | High School | Forbidden Love

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Whatever you think of Elia Kazan, he still is one of the greatest directors who ever lived.

Ensemble

Natalie Wood	...	Wilma Dean 'Deanie' Loomis
Warren Beatty	...	Bud Stamper
Pat Hingle	...	Ace Stamper
Audrey Christie	...	Mrs. Loomis
Barbara Loden	...	Ginny Stamper
Zohra Lampert	...	Angelina
Fred Stewart	...	Del Loomis
Joanna Roos	...	Mrs. Stamper
John McGovern	...	Doc Smiley
Jan Norris	...	Juanita Howard
Martine Bartlett	...	Miss Metcalf
Gary Lockwood	...	Toots
Sandy Dennis	...	Kay
Crystal Field	...	Hazel
Marla Adams	...	June
Lynn Loring	...	Carolyn
Phyllis Diller	...	Texas Guinan
Sean Garrison	...	Glenn
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Jim Antonio	...	Bit part (uncredited)
Lou Antonio	...	Bit part (uncredited)
Godfrey Cambridge	...	Chauffeur (uncredited)
Carlos Cortés	...	Bit part (uncredited)
Robert Downing	...	Bit (uncredited)
Ivor Francis	...	Dr. Judd (uncredited)
Hoke Howell	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
William Inge	...	Reverend Whitman (uncredited)
Phoebe Mackay	...	Maid (uncredited)
Charles Matthews	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
Charles Robinson	...	Johnny Masterson (uncredited)
Eugene Roche	...	Private Detective (uncredited)
Mark Slade	...	Rusty (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Elia Kazan

Scénaristes (in alphabetical order)
William Inge		writer

Produit par
William Inge	....	associate producer
Elia Kazan	....	producer
Charles H. Maguire	....	associate producer

Musique originale
David Amram

Image
Boris Kaufman

Montage
Gene Milford

Création des décors
Richard Sylbert

Décorateur de plateau
Gene Callahan

Création des costumes
Anna Hill Johnstone

Maquillage
Willis Hanchett	....	hair stylist
Robert Jiras	....	makeup artist

Assistant réalisateur
Don Kranze	....	assistant director
Ulu Grosbard	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Technicien du son
Edward J. Johnstone	....	sound (as Edward Johnstone)
Frank Lewin	....	sound editor
Dick Vorisek	....	sound (as Richard Vorisek)
James Perdue	....	sound (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Frank J. Calabria	....	additional photographer (uncredited)
Howard Fortune	....	electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
George Newman	....	wardrobe
Flo Transfield	....	wardrobe (as Florence Transfield)

Music Department
David Amram	....	conductor

Divers
Marguerite James	....	continuity
George Tapps	....	choreographer

Production Companies

• NBI Productions
• Newton Productions
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1961) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1967) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Living Colour Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (1962) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Splendour in the Grass (UK)
La fièvre dans le sang (France) [fr]

Durée:

124 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Classification:

Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #19453) | Canada:PG

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

4144 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

NBI Productions

Anecdotes:

Depicts the first French kiss in a Hollywood film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the bath tub scene, there is chunk of dry ice providing the "steam".

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Wilma Dean: Bud...
Bud: Deanie, please...
Wilma Dean: Bud, I'm afraid. Oh, Bud... don't, Bud.
Bud: Deanie...
Wilma Dean: No... we mustn't, Bud... no... no...
[he gets out of the car]
Wilma Dean: Bud, don't be mad.
Bud: I better take you home.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Smallville: Relic (#3.6)" (2003)

Whatever you think of Elia Kazan, he still is one of the greatest directors who ever lived.

I am not a fan of the politics of Mr. Kazan, nor do I have the least amount of respect for his conduct during the McCarthy era, however I cannot help but acknowledge that he is simply one of the finest movie directors who ever lived.

Splendor In The Grass is yet another brilliantly acted film, one which is so engrossing, so riveting, that by the time it is finished one literally feels out of breath. Now perhaps one could say, well Mr. Kazan has been blessed with a continuing succession of extremely talented actors and actresses. This is true, "Gentleman's Agreement," "A Streetcar Named Desire," "On The Waterfront," "Splendor In The Grass" each possess legendary performers. However! How did they perform at their best? Mr. Kazan. And if you ever hear them interviewed, those who are still alive, they all pay tribute to his superior ability to demand and acquire the best an actor has to offer. Natalie Wood in particular proves this in the film, so does the nascent Warren Beatty, both whom deliver poise far beyond their respective ages at that time.

Mr. Kazan also is a superior story teller and this film maneuvers with lyrical facility and poetic grace. I did not find one moment unnecessary, every image told a story and aided my descent into the minds of the characters. And you certainly empathize with them! You are drawn in and engrossed by their experiences. All of this is the result of a master technician and artistic visionary who had both the aesthetic genius and technical know-how to conduct one of a series of top-notch pieces in the American film landscape. A must see!