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The Glass Menagerie

1987 · 134 min

A hushed, memory-soaked chamber piece that aches with regret and unspoken longing.

Overview
An aging Southern Belle complicates life for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her own warped views of what life should be.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • memory
  • isolation
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Paul Newman
Written by
Tennessee Williams
Starring
Joanne Woodward, John Malkovich, Karen Allen, James Naughton
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
134 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English

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