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Tennessee Williams' South: Directed by Harry Rasky. With Francisco Castillo, John Colicos, Colleen Dewhurst, William Hutt. Several relaxing chats with the author, in which he reads some of his texts, are interspersed with restagings of scenes from his plays performed by quality actors.
- (54)
- Documentary
- Harry Rasky
- 1973
Overview. The brutes and the belles. The gadflies and the good ol' boys. The taboos and the profound truths. They're all part of a tennessee state of mind -- a realm of places, personalities and ideas. Williams is front and center for this exploration, reading from his works, placing them in the context of his life, and serving as guide in ...
- Tennessee goes to Hollywood. Tennessee Williams' plays—sad stories of deluded women, cynical men, repressed sexuality, and jaded people with alcohol problems, all gradually losing hope against the backdrop of the mannered American South—have gotten the Hollywood treatment countless times, often adapted by the playwright himself.
- The Glass Menagerie (1950) Williams' four-person memory play, The Glass Menagerie, has been adapted for the screen twice. Williams himself wrote the screenplay along with Peter Berneis for Irving Rapper's 1950 version, which starred Arthur Kennedy as Tom, the Williams-surrogate character and narrator; Gertrude Lawrence as Amanda, Tom's mother, an aging Southern belle; Jane Wyman as Laura, Tom's shy sister whose beloved collection of animal figurines gives the play its title; and Kirk Douglas as Jim, the "gentlemen caller" whom Amanda hopes will develop an interest in Laura.
- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Williams adapted his Pulitzer Prize-winning A Streetcar Named Desire for Elia Kazan to direct for the screen, in which Vivien Leigh delivers a heartbreaking performance as Blanche Dubois, an aging Southern belle who moves to New Orleans to live with her sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley after losing her family home.
- The Rose Tattoo (1955) Anna Magnani won the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in Daniel Mann's 1955 film version of The Rose Tattoo, which was adapted for the screen by Williams, along with Hal Kanter.
Released January 1st, 1973, 'Tennessee Williams South' stars Tennessee Williams, Harry Rasky, Burl Ives, Colleen Dewhurst The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a user score of ...
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- Tennessee Williams
- Harry Rasky
- CBC
There are several interior and exterior views of Williams' actual dwelling places as a writer. The film focuses most on the "world" of Williams' Memory, which is where Williams feels he truly "lives." His memories derive from his life spent in the South. Tennessee comes across as a genial and perhaps unintentionally charming person. He laughs ...
- DVD
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