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Splendor in the Grass is a 1961 American period drama film produced and directed by Elia Kazan, from a screenplay written by William Inge. It stars Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty (in his film debut) as two high school sweethearts, navigating feelings of sexual repression, love, and heartbreak.
With Natalie Wood, Pat Hingle, Audrey Christie, Barbara Loden. The love of high school sweethearts Deanie and Bud is weighed down by the oppressive expectations of their parents and society in smalltown Kansas in 1928, threatening the future of their relationship.
- (23K)
- Drama, Romance
- Elia Kazan
- 1961-10-20
The poem recited in the film “Splendor in the Grass” (1961) is William Wordsworth’s well-known Romantic poem of the same name. Wordsworth relates the peak of one’s youth to the temporary splendor of “grass” and the glory of “flowers.”
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The love of high school sweethearts Deanie and Bud is weighed down by the oppressive expectations of their parents and society in smalltown Kansas in 1928, threatening the future of their relationship. It's 1928 in oil rich southeast Kansas.
Splendor in the Grass (1961) BAFTA FILM AWARD® nominee. Set in the 1920s, two Midwest teenagers fall in love, are frightened by their physical desires and struggle to navigate their feelings of sexual repression. 2,070. IMDb 7.7 2 h 3 min 1961 13+. Drama • Romance • Tense • Mysterious. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $9.99. More purchase. options.
- 123 min
Bud (Warren Beatty) and his high school sweetheart, Deanie (Natalie Wood), are weighed down by their parents' oppressive expectations, which threaten the future of their relationship.
- (27)
- Drama
In Kansas, two teenage lovers' internal conflicts over intimacy and sex—learned from overbearing parents—thwart their hopes for happiness. Subtitles: English. Starring: Natalie Wood Warren Beatty Pat Hingle Audrey Christie Barbara Loden. Directed by: Elia Kazan.
