(New England?; 1910's ?)
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From the Eugene O'Neill play. Stingy retired actor James Tyron(Ralph Richardson) and his mental unbalanced opium addicted wife Mary (Katharine Hepburn), have their two grown sons staying with them for the summer. Oldest son Jamie (Jason Robards) is an alcoholic, unsuccessful actor and whore monger, while literary minded younger brother Edmund (Dean Stockwell) is dying of Tuberculosis. Needless to say they are going to have one long dramatic day.
The problem with this movie as a film is that it is still very much a play, the only location seen is the cheap summer home and its grounds, and through much of the proceedings characters are paired off and talking. Because it is so dialogue heavy and short on action I found myself puttering around my room, dusting off old books and the like, and listing to rather then watching the story. Of course there were times when my attention was riveted to the screen, such as in Jamie's prolonged passionate triad to his dying brother near the end of the picture, in fact I'd say that of all the venerable cast it was Robards who stole the show. Anyway I think this would be a wonderful film to listen to alone on a long trip. Its nearly three hour length and talkieness means few people I know could make it through the picture happily.
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