Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Most recently screened in August 2006

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Director: Richard Brooks. Cast: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Ed Begley, Shirley Knight, Mildred Dunnock, Madeleine Sherwood, Philip Abbott, Rip Torn, Corey Allen, Barry Cahill, Dub Taylor. Screenplay: Richard Brooks (based on the play by Tennessee Williams).

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Twitter Capsule: Page finds a new species of extravagance. Newman was rarely sexier. Flawed, and not quite the play, but tasty.

VOR: ②  Folks who go in for this sort of extravagant, kitsch-adjacent, but emotionally serious melodrama will mostly enjoy this. But outside its niche market, this is sorta negligible.

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Photo © 1962 Metro Goldwyn Mayer

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Actress: Geraldine Page
	Best Supporting Actress: Shirley Knight
★	Best Supporting Actor: Ed Begley
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
★	Best Actress (Drama): Geraldine Page
	Best Actor (Drama): Paul Newman
	Best Supporting Actress: Shirley Knight
	Best Supporting Actor: Ed Begley

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