{"id":74198,"date":"2021-07-22T16:13:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T23:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74198"},"modified":"2022-01-26T16:11:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T23:11:35","slug":"summer-and-smoke-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74198","title":{"rendered":"Summer and Smoke (1961)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If I know Johnny, he&#8217;s back here for bad.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Poster-199x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-74199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Poster-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Poster-679x1024.png 679w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Poster-179x270.png 179w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Poster.png 737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe daughter (Geraldine Page) of a small-town minister (Malcolm Atterbury nurtures a life-long crush on the son (Laurence Harvey) of the local doctor (John McIntire), and is distressed to see Johnny (Harvey) fooling around with the daughter (Rita Moreno) of a gambling hall owner (Thomas Gomez). Meanwhile, Johnny encourages the daughter (Pamela Tiffin) of a &#8220;loose woman&#8221; (Lee Patrick) to be sent off to an edifying boarding school, and Alma (Page) must prevent her kleptomaniac mother (Una Merkel) from committing even more crimes.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deep South<\/li>\n<li>Geraldine Page Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>John McIntire Films<\/li>\n<li>Laurence Harvey Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptation<\/li>\n<li>Rita Moreno Films<\/li>\n<li>Tennessee Williams Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nGeraldine Page reprised her award-winning role in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Summer_and_Smoke\">Tennessee Williams&#8217; off-Broadway play<\/a> for this cinematic adaptation by British director Peter Glenville, and received an Academy Award nomination for her efforts. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Page2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Page2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Page2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Page2-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Page2-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Page2-568x270.png 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the storyline is a lesser one in Williams&#8217; oeuvre, and we never feel all that engaged or invested in the characters&#8217; lives. As described in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/summer-and-smoke\/review\/2000114885\/\">TV Guide&#8217;s review<\/a>, &#8220;Like so many of the works of Williams, it deals with tension, with repression, with awakening, and, ultimately, with disintegration&#8221; &#8212; but we see these playing out to much better effect in other Williams productions. Meanwhile, a potentially intriguing subplot involving Page&#8217;s kleptomaniac mother (Merkel, who also received an Academy Award nomination) goes nowhere: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Merkel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Merkel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Merkel.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Merkel-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Merkel-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Merkel-568x270.png 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Rita Moreno is relegated to a stereotypical role as a Latina spitfire desperate to escape her circumstances through romance with Harvey: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Moreno.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Moreno.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Moreno.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Moreno-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Moreno-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Moreno-568x270.png 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geraldine Page as Alma<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Page.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Page.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Page.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Page-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Page-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Page-568x270.png 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charles Lang&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography-568x270.png 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography2-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography2-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography2-568x270.png 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"304\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography3-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography3-128x61.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Summer-and-Smoke-Cinematography3-568x270.png 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, unless you&#8217;re a diehard Tennessee Williams or Geraldine Page fan. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0055489\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1961\/11\/17\/archives\/film-of-williams-play-opens-at-2-theatres.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/summer-and-smoke\/review\/2000114885\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/4250\/summer-and-smoke#articles-reviews?articleId=188874\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/summer-and-smoke\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If I know Johnny, he&#8217;s back here for bad.&#8221; Synopsis: The daughter (Geraldine Page) of a small-town minister (Malcolm Atterbury nurtures a life-long crush on the son (Laurence Harvey) of the local doctor (John McIntire), and is distressed to see Johnny (Harvey) fooling around with the daughter (Rita Moreno) of a gambling hall owner (Thomas Gomez). Meanwhile, Johnny encourages the daughter (Pamela Tiffin) of a &#8220;loose woman&#8221; (Lee Patrick) to be sent off to an edifying boarding school, and Alma&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74198\"> 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-74198","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\/74198","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=74198"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80638,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74198\/revisions\/80638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}