Sweet Bird of Youth (film)

Sweet Bird of Youth (English original title Sweet Bird of Youth) is a film from the year 1962. It is based on the eponymous drama drama from 1959 by Tennessee Williams. The leading roles are played by the same actors Paul Newman and Geraldine Page, who had already appeared in the stage production.

Action

Chance Wayne returns as a companion to come into the years movie star Alexandra Del Lago in his hometown because he hoped through this a career move. His real goal, however, to marry the daughter of a powerful politician who is known as Boss Finley. Finley is it little excited and tried using the local law enforcement officials from the city to expel him. Finally, the artist turns away from him and makes him fall. Wayne gets beaten up by the men of Finley, but in the end he escapes along with his daughter.

  • There was another film adaptation in 1989, directed by Nicolas Roeg as a television production.

Reviews

  • Thomas Ays: " Richard Brooks, who was also responsible for the screenplay here with the Government, succeeded an absolutely compelling and brilliant adaptation of the play. Fans of the theater version, however, will have to be satisfied with a completely different end. Nevertheless, a fantastic film from 1962 is from " Sweet Bird of Youth " become. "
  • Movie review on Kino.de: "Compared to the stage version of the play, the end was here, much more positive. "

The film received positive despite a modified and less violent action in the United States initially no release for those under 18 years. Maybe that was because of the scenes in which drugs and alcohol were consumed in the film.

Differences from the stage version

A significant difference in the film adaptation lies in the representation of the violent destruction of the love affair between chance and Wayne Heavenly Finley. In the original the woman is infertile due to infection with syphilis and loses her uterus. In the film, this was changed to a pregnancy and a subsequent abortion. Also the original castration of Wayne is mitigated. Wayne is only beaten by the men Finley, so that the couple can drive off at the end with the car and start a family, nothing more stands in the way. The real drama of a devastated childhood sweetheart takes away part.

Others

In the film, Geraldine Page is the aging actress Alexandra Del Lago, Paul Newman, her much younger lover. In fact, Page was only a few months older than Newman. Newman, in turn, is said to be around 30 in the film, was on the set of already 37 years old.

Awards

Academy Award winner in the category

Academy Award nominations in the categories

Golden Globe in the category

  • Best Actress - Drama ... for Geraldine Page

Golden Globe Award nominations in the categories

  • Best Actor - Drama for ... Paul Newman
  • Best Supporting Actress for ... Shirley Knight
  • Best Supporting Actor for ... Ed Begley
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