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Retrospective Cast And Crew Interviews
George Stevens Filmmakers Who Knew Him
Commentary By George Stevens Jnr And Ivan Moffat
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
An enaging and a good film,the actors are in their youth and have that early 'hunger' to become their characters. It is a very disturbing film. I would actually say, Taylor gives one of the better performances of her career in this film.
It does remind us of just how inflexible the social divides and economical divisions were and how they counted even with blood relations and even in a 'classless society' as America is and has often been referred to as.
The exploration of the rich and the not rich is stark in its realism, expressed by the emotions, desires and frustrations of the Montgomery Clift character and the girlfriend played by a young Shelley Winters, particularly as she is only too well aware of their separate choices, and hers are so limited compared to the boyfriend.
The torment that the couple feel is wonderfully acted. This film fits into the genre of 30/50s themes of 'injustices posited by society onto the poor'. Rather than focus entirely for drama on the court scenario, the film stays with the people and their relationships, leading up to and after the crime, ending with the final scenario of the condemned man. Very important and moving, definitely a very haunting film.
It does remind us of just how inflexible the social divides and economical divisions were and how they counted even with blood relations and even in a 'classless society' as America is and has often been referred to as.
The exploration of the rich and the not rich is stark in its realism, expressed by the emotions, desires and frustrations of the Montgomery Clift character and the girlfriend played by a young Shelley Winters, particularly as she is only too well aware of their separate choices, and hers are so limited compared to the boyfriend.
The torment that the couple feel is wonderfully acted. This film fits into the genre of 30/50s themes of 'injustices posited by society onto the poor'. Rather than focus entirely for drama on the court scenario, the film stays with the people and their relationships, leading up to and after the crime, ending with the final scenario of the condemned man. Very important and moving, definitely a very haunting film.
26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Clift is a poor boy who comes in the big city, to work in his uncle's factory. There he meets a poor girl, and falls in love with her. At the same moment he meets Taylor, a wealthy and beautiful girl, and a new romance beginns, which can help him to become member of the high society. His passion for Taylor leads him to a murder and to prison.
The vulnerable, handsome Clift is a perfect pair with Taylor, in her first adult role, the direction of Stevens is his best, the movie is a masterpiece, the extras include subtitles, trailers, interviews, the film was a smash-hit in its day, now its a classic...for the fist time is available in Europe and in DVD...WHAT ELSE TO YOU WANT?
The vulnerable, handsome Clift is a perfect pair with Taylor, in her first adult role, the direction of Stevens is his best, the movie is a masterpiece, the extras include subtitles, trailers, interviews, the film was a smash-hit in its day, now its a classic...for the fist time is available in Europe and in DVD...WHAT ELSE TO YOU WANT?
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It is always difficult to make a compelling film out of an excellent book. But "A Place in the Sun" is not only the exquisite adaptation of a superb novel, but a delicate and sensitive development of the book as well. An impressive achievement rarely seen in film history.
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A Place in the Sun
A film I remember seeing in the fifties it was just as good as I remembered great acting from all the actors Elizabeth Taylor was only 18 at the time showing what a great actress... Read more
Published 5 months ago by theljam
BEWARE before being DISAPPOINTED!
I ordered the PARAMOUNT COLLECTION edition and they delivered the LEADING LADIES COLLECTION edition which is extremely cheap! I will never purchase any item from amazon UK. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Maya Takkoush
This film is a fitting tribute to Elizabeth and Clift
This film, one of George Stevens`s finest, is based on real events, relating to the murder in 1906 of Grace Brown by William Gillette at Herkimer County, New York. Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. M. Harman
Film summary
This film has lost none of its impact since it was first screened, but i found the musical background a bit too intrusive on the dialogue at times.
Published 12 months ago by RAMON
Disappointed
That Amazon continue to advertise this particular sleeve but it is no longer available? Instead they send out a generic cheaper version. Why?
Published 14 months ago by Boskea
Clunk,clunk,clunk !
Forget it,this is a two hour trip to turkeyville, a gloopy melodrama of utter predictability with a thin storyline,wooden performances and an incessantly syrupy musical... Read more
Published 16 months ago by pod
A fabulous film.
From the book An American Tragedy. I'd seen this film when I was a child, and couldn't wait to see it again after recently reading this book. I was not disappointed. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Carla Marx
We can all make a mistake.......
Unfortunately, the hero in this movie makes THREE.
Montgomery Clift, as the poor boy trying to make good, makes the initial mistake of falling in love with a rich and... Read more
Montgomery Clift, as the poor boy trying to make good, makes the initial mistake of falling in love with a rich and... Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2007 by The BlackFerret
Don't be deceived by the exterior
'A Place in the Sun' is rumoured to be classic Hollywood melodrama, but refamiliarizing oneself with George Stevens' film shows it to be so much more than just melodrama. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2002 by Michael Bo
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