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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945 · 128 min

A tender, bittersweet portrait of a struggling family, rich in small joys and quiet heartbreaks, that lingers like a warm memory.

Directed by: Elia Kazan
Genres: Drama
Starring: Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn

Tagline: Each heart-warming character comes alive on the screen!
Overview: In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.

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Directed by: Elia Kazan
Genres: Drama
Starring: Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
politics
class
coming-of-age
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Elia Kazan
Written by: Tess Slesinger, Frank Davis
Starring: Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, James Dunn, Lloyd Nolan, James Gleason, Ted Donaldson, Peggy Ann Garner, Ruth Nelson
Music: Alfred Newman
Cinematography: Leon Shamroy
Runtime: 128 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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