Movie Description Two young lovers find their awakening sensuality in conflict with both their own moral values and those of the small town in which they live. This intense, tragic film marked the screen debut of Warren Beatty. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Actress--Natalie Wood. Academy Awards: Best (Original) Story and Screenplay.
| Credits | | Writer: | William Inge | | Producer: | Elia Kazan | | Cast: | Gary Lockwood, Zohra Lampert |
Editorial Reviews "...Here was innocence, here was sexual power, here was the Casanova who would, over time, be[come Warren Beatty]..." -- Rating: B Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (04/07/1995)
3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] landmark in Hollywood melodrama, standing squarely between elegantly overwrought classical studio style and the fresh, intimate immediacy of French New Wave." Empire - Angie Errigo (03/01/2009)
Awards 1961Academy AwardsBest Original ScreenplayWilliam Inge
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