{"id":3418,"date":"2007-07-02T17:45:05","date_gmt":"2007-07-03T00:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3418"},"modified":"2022-06-22T10:00:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T17:00:45","slug":"young-cassidy-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3418","title":{"rendered":"Young Cassidy (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There are things to be written in this country by brutal, drunken working men like me.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Poster.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nFamed playwright John Cassidy (Rod Taylor) fights for Ireland&#8217;s freedom, falls in love with a bookstore employee (Maggie Smith), and sees his first plays performed.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Flora Robson Films<\/li>\n<li>Ireland<\/li>\n<li>John Ford Films<\/li>\n<li>Maggie Smith Films<\/li>\n<li>Michael Redgrave Films<\/li>\n<li>Rod Taylor Films<\/li>\n<li>Writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMany viewers seem to agree that this biopic of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Se%C3%A1n_O'Casey\">playwright Sean O&#8217;Casey<\/a>&#8216;s early years (based on his memoirs) features fine performances, but fails to cohere as a compelling narrative. Taylor is wonderful as Cassidy (why was O&#8217;Casey&#8217;s name changed?), and it&#8217;s nice to see young Maggie Smith playing a romantic role; however, the story as a whole simply isn&#8217;t all that interesting. As noted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1965\/03\/23\/archives\/screen-sean-ocasey-early-yearsrod-taylor-is-starred-in-young.html\"><em>The New York Times&#8217;<\/em> review<\/a>, the screenwriters never establish what Cassidy is fighting for in the earliest scenes &#8212; and, though we can fill in the blanks with our own knowledge of Irish history, it&#8217;s frustrating to be given so little information. The most interesting scenes in the film come at the very end, when Cassidy is forced to face the fact that Ireland isn&#8217;t ready for the type of &#8220;raw&#8221; story he wants to tell. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rod Taylor&#8217;s powerful performance as John Cassidy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Taylor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Taylor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1661\" height=\"915\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Taylor.png 1661w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Taylor-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Taylor-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Taylor-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Taylor-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Taylor-1536x846.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Taylor-490x270.png 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1661px) 100vw, 1661px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Maggie Smith as Cassidy&#8217;s love interest, Nora<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Smith3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Smith3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1689\" height=\"921\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Smith3.png 1689w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Smith3-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Smith3-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Smith3-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Smith3-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Smith3-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Smith3-495x270.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1689px) 100vw, 1689px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A fine depiction of turn-of-the-century Ireland<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Ireland.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Ireland.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1701\" height=\"925\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Ireland.png 1701w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Ireland-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Ireland-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Ireland-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Ireland-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Ireland-1536x835.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/Young-Cassidy-Ireland-497x270.png 497w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1701px) 100vw, 1701px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo. Despite Taylor&#8217;s strong performance, this is not must-see viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0059930\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1965\/03\/23\/archives\/screen-sean-ocasey-early-yearsrod-taylor-is-starred-in-young.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2306\/young-cassidy#articles-reviews?articleId=89036\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/young-cassidy\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There are things to be written in this country by brutal, drunken working men like me.&#8221; Synopsis: Famed playwright John Cassidy (Rod Taylor) fights for Ireland&#8217;s freedom, falls in love with a bookstore employee (Maggie Smith), and sees his first plays performed. Genres: Biopics Flora Robson Films Ireland John Ford Films Maggie Smith Films Michael Redgrave Films Rod Taylor Films Writers Review: Many viewers seem to agree that this biopic of playwright Sean O&#8217;Casey&#8216;s early years (based on his memoirs)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3418\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3418"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84983,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3418\/revisions\/84983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}