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Splendor in the Grass

Movie · 1961 · 119 min

A slow, aching look at young love crushed by repression and circumstance, leaving a lingering sadness long after it ends.

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1961 film by Elia Kazan
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Year
1961
Runtime
119 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • grief
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, romance, coming-of-age
Directed by
Elia Kazan
Written by
William Inge
Starring
Warren Beatty, Natalie Wood, Phyllis Diller, Pat Hingle, Sandy Dennis, William Inge, Gary Lockwood, Barbara Loden
Music
David Amram
Cinematography
Boris Kaufman
Runtime
119 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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