The Grass Harp (film)

The Grass Harp is an American film drama from the year 1995., The film adaptation based on the novel by Truman Capote.

Action

Collin Fenwick is eight years old when his mother died suddenly. Because his father is unable alone to care for the boy, he sends him to his two unmarried sisters in the province of Alabama: Verena, who always attaches importance to order and perfection, and Dolly, who always stood in the shadow of her older sister, but in her kitchen and her friends always felt most comfortable. Dolly has a passion for herbs and is frequented by the locals, because she always has a suitable means.

Is from the small Collin a teenager who falls in love for the first time, and while Aunt Verena looks messed up already in the spirit of her life, Dolly pleased with her young nephew. But when suddenly the businessman Morris Ritz shows up in the city, everything looks different, because Verena realizes that she can fall in love with. Ritz is on the lookout for new investment opportunities, and Verena comes up with the idea to let produce Dolly herbal medicines in large quantities and earn money. However, Dolly defends itself against this exploitation, what the dispute with her sister, and consequently leads finally that Dolly pulls out of hand. Together with Collin and her friend Catherine she moves into a tree house.

Some inhabitants - led by Verena - are not enthusiastic about this rebellious action and ask ado, the sheriff and the old Justice of the Peace Charlie Cool for help. However, the judge proposes to Dolly's side and pulls unceremoniously into the treehouse. They are also supported by Riley Henderson and the many children Straßenpredigerin sister Ida, who is of course in some of the conservative small town residents also undesirable.

After Morris Ritz has made in the middle of the night with Verena's money out of the dust, find the two sisters together again. But before finally still can turn everything to the good, Dolly suffered a stroke.

Awards

In the context of awards The Grass Harp remained largely unnoticed, director Charles Matthau got but at the 1996 Family Film Awards the award for best director.

Reviews

Filmdienst ". factory faithful adaptation of the novel by Truman Capote, but does not retain its poetic ease, but degenerate into sentimental gravitas So the simple narrative is watered down by sweet music, rosy colors and postcard- pretty pictures and turgid " Bildungsroman ". "

1995 in film Screenplay Film score Patrick Williams (composer) John A. Alonzo Scott Wilson (actor)
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