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Summer and Smoke. (publ. New Directions) Summer and Smoke is a two-part, thirteen-scene play by Tennessee Williams, completed in 1948. He began working on the play in 1945 as Chart of Anatomy, derived from his short stories "Oriflamme" and the then-work-in-progress "Yellow Bird". [1] The phrase "summer and smoke" probably comes from the Hart ...
- Tennessee Williams
- 1948
Summer and Smoke. (film) Summer and Smoke is a 1961 American drama film directed by Peter Glenville, and starring Laurence Harvey and Geraldine Page, with Rita Moreno, Una Merkel, John McIntire, Thomas Gomez, Pamela Tiffin, Malcolm Atterbury, Lee Patrick, and Earl Holliman. Based on the Tennessee Williams play of the same name, it was adapted ...
AwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultNominatedNominatedArt Direction: Hal Pereira and Walter H.NominatedNominatedSummer and Smoke: Directed by Peter Glenville. With Laurence Harvey, Geraldine Page, Rita Moreno, Una Merkel. A plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student who prefers the wilder life, until it's too late.
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- Drama, Romance
- Peter Glenville
- 1962-04-11
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One of Tennessee Williams’ most subtle and tender works, Summer and Smoke explores the conflict between the hedonistic body and the lofty spirit. Set in Mississippi, Alma Winemiller, the minister’s daughter, has grown up loving the boy who lives next door: John Buchanan, the doctor’s son, is a wild, adventurous, mischievous pleasure seeker.
Rent Summer and Smoke on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Uptight single woman Alma Winemiller (Geraldine Page) carries a torch for the boy next door, who ...
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- Peter Glenville
- Drama
- Geraldine Page
A plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student who prefers the wilder life, until it's too late. Since childhood, spinster Alma Winemiller has loved handsome young Dr. John Buchanan, Jr.. But John has fallen hard for Rosa Zacharias, the town's sultry vamp, and descends into a seamy nightlife while ignoring Alma's dreams ...
From the towering genius of Tennessee Williams comes a story of passions lost and found. Academy Award. winner Geraldine Page stars as the spinster Alma. Lau...
