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Splendor in the Grass

1961, Movie, 2h 4min

Elia Kazan’s delirious drama of sexual repression stars Natalie Wood (in one of her finest performances) and Warren Beatty (smoldering in his film debut) as two teenage lovers in 1928 Kansas whose internal conflicts over intimacy and sex—learned from their overbearing parents—threaten to thwart their hopes for happiness. Daringly scripted by playwright William Inge to expose the hypocrisies of small-town morality, SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS roils with the emotional intensity of anguished adolescence.

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Critic Angie Errigo

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Natalie Wood is stunning and the drama is full of passion...

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In 1928 Kansas, two teenagers from different social classes, Bud and Deanie, are deeply in love and dream of a future together. However, their families' disapproval and their own desires for a more intimate relationship drive them apart. Bud succumbs to pressure from his parents and society, breaking up with Deanie. She descends into madness and suicidal thoughts, while Bud is sent away to college and marries another woman. Years later, Deanie returns home, institutionalized and scarred, while Bud is now a rancher, married with children. They briefly reunite but accept that their lives have taken different paths. The film poignantly portrays the fragility of young love and the societal pressures that can tear it apart.

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You can stream Splendor in the Grass on: The Criterion Channel Apple TV Amazon Store Fandango at Home