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The Grass Harp is a novel by Truman Capote published on October 1, 1951 It tells the story of an orphaned boy and two elderly ladies who observe life from a tree. They eventually leave their temporary retreat to make amends with each other and other members of society.
Oct 11, 1996 · The Grass Harp: Directed by Charles Matthau. With Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau, Edward Furlong. Becoming an orphan in 1935, Collin moves to his dad's cousins Verena and Dolly. Verena is a rich, bossy businesswoman. Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house.
The Grass Harp is a 1995 American comedy-drama film based on the novella by Truman Capote. The screenplay, which was the final work of Oscar-winning screenwriter Stirling Silliphant, was adapted for the film.
In the 1940s, young Collin (Edward Furlong) arrives in a small, sleepy southern town after his mother's death and moves in with his aging spinster cousins, Dolly (Piper...
- Comedy, Drama
As Collin, 16 years old, stops to listen to the Indian grass whispering in the wind, below the cemetery on the hill, his 60-year-old cousin, Dolly, with whom he lives, tells him it is the grass harp telling the stories of those who are dead.
Based on Truman Capote's bittersweet memoir, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the deep south in the 1940s. 475 IMDb 6.6 1 h 46 min 1996. X-Ray PG. Drama · Comedy · Beautiful · Sad. Available to rent or buy. Rent.
Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house. After his mother's death, Collin Fenwick goes to live with his father's cousins, the wealthy, avaricious, and controlling Verena Talbo, and her compliant, earthy sister Dolly.