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The Member of the Wedding

1952 · 93 min

A quiet, tender coming-of-age story that lingers on adolescent loneliness and the ache of growing up, with warm performances and a bittersweet tone.

Tagline
She became a woman in the middle of a kiss!
Overview
Tomboy, Frances 'Frankie' Addams, dreams of running away with her brother and new fiancée away from the Deep South.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Fred Zinnemann
Written by
Edward Anhalt, Edna Anhalt
Starring
Ethel Waters, Julie Harris, Brandon De Wilde, Arthur Franz, Nancy Gates, William Hansen, James Edwards, Harry Bolden
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
93 min
Country
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Languages
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