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Mood:
- Touching
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Plot:
- PsychologicalParents and ChildrenMind and SoulCouplesFamily RelationsBattle of the SexesHuman NatureIntrospection more...
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Genres:
- DramaMelodrama
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s
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Place:
- MississippiUSAStore
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Praise:
- Critically AcclaimedCannes Festival Winner
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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The Long, Hot Summer, 1958
English
USA
Profile of The Long, Hot Summer
The Long, Hot Summer can be described as touching. The plot revolves around psychological motives, parents and children, and family relations. The main genre is drama. In terms of style, The Long, Hot Summer is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. The Long, Hot Summer is set, at least in part, in a store. It is located in Mississippi. It takes place in the 1950s. The Long, Hot Summer is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being a Cannes festival winner and critically acclaimed.
Summary of The Long, Hot Summer
A witty, involving drama set in rural Mississippi, Martin Ritt's second film exudes the peculiar charm of the Deep South. Martin Ritt combined two of William Faulkner's Southern stories into this immensely entertaining drama starring Paul Newman as Ben Quick, a wandering handyman who arrives in Frenchman's Bend, Mississippi where menacing rumors about his past are circulating. The self-made town despot, Will Varner (Welles), quickly warms to the drifter and, seeing a bit of himself in Ben Quick, Varner takes him under his wing and gives him a job at his store. Disappointed with his own son's lazy demeanor, and fearing that his grandchildren will be the same, Varner tells Quick that he'd like him to marry his daughter Clara (Woodward), a tough-minded schoolteacher. Quick and Clara clash at first, and their scenes together project an electricity that practically jumps off the screen, no doubt aided by the stars' offscreen attraction. Their performance, along with sharp dialogue and strong support from the rest of the cast, especially Welles' portrayal of Will Varner, a Southern variation on his Hank Quinlan from A TOUCH OF EVIL, help make THE LONG, HOT SUMMER a classic.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 3 April 1958 |
| Runtime: | 115 min |
| Awards: | Cannes |
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as Ben Quick
as Clara Varner
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