Movie
The Subject Was Roses
1968 · 107 min
A claustrophobic, dialogue-driven chamber piece that simmers with domestic resentment and quiet heartbreak.
- Directed by
- Ulu Grosbard
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Jack Albertson, Patricia Neal, Martin Sheen
- Tagline
- The Story of Three Strangers...A Mother...A Father...And a Son.
- Overview
- Timmy Cleary returns to his Bronx home at the end of World War II and is soon disillusioned to find his parents' marriage filled with discord, quarreling, and recriminations.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Family, betrayal, guilt, identity
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Ulu Grosbard
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Jack Albertson, Patricia Neal, Martin Sheen
