Pros: so real and beautiful Cons: so real and sad for some
Just the Facts: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) 128 minutes, Black and White, English. Directed by Elia Kazan. Starring Dorothy McGuire, James Dunne, and Peggy Ann Garner. Based on the book by Betty Smith. (Much different from the book,...
Pros: direction, script, casting, sets Cons: often very sad, production code pregnancy
Elia Kazan is best known for making a star of Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront, and introducing James Dean with East of Eden and Warren Beatty with Splendor in the Grass. He made other great mo ...
I have always loved "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," both the book and the film, but I never really understood the grief and sorrow that Francie and her family experience until the death of my own father. Now I can relate to this story on a much...
Pros: wonderful period detail, moving performances Cons: book was still better
I really loved this film the first time I saw it and it was still just as wonderful on each consecutive viewing. The only time I found myself disappointed in the film was the first time I watched it after reading the book.
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