{"id":74249,"date":"2021-07-23T14:22:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T21:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74249"},"modified":"2024-05-18T23:20:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T06:20:23","slug":"sweet-bird-of-youth-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=74249","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m gonna have to remove Chance Wayne from your life finally, and for the last time!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Poster-196x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-74251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Poster-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Poster-669x1024.png 669w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Poster.png 721w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn aspiring actor (Paul Newman) working as a gigolo for a drug-addicted star (Geraldine Page) arrives back in his home town with plans to blackmail Page into giving him his big break in Hollywood; meanwhile, he reconnects with his old girlfriend (Shirley Knight), whose overbearing father (Ed Begley) and brother (Rip Torn) are determined not to let Newman anywhere near her.\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>Actors and Actresses<\/li>\n<li>Aspiring Stars<\/li>\n<li>Blackmail<\/li>\n<li>Deep South<\/li>\n<li>Ed Begley Sr. Films<\/li>\n<li>Geraldine Page Films<\/li>\n<li>Has-Beens<\/li>\n<li>Mildred Dunnock Films<\/li>\n<li>Paul Newman Films<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptation<\/li>\n<li>Political Corruption<\/li>\n<li>Prostitutes and Gigolos<\/li>\n<li>Richard Brooks Films<\/li>\n<li>Rip Torn Films<\/li>\n<li>Shirley Knight Films<\/li>\n<li>Tennessee Williams Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFour years after bringing Tennessee Williams&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39488\"><em>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof<\/em> (1958)<\/a> to the big screen, Richard Brooks directed and wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of another Williams play, co-starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page. Newman and Page reprised the central roles they played on Broadway &#8212; and from the opening sequence of Newman driving inebriated, volatile Page in the back of his convertible, we&#8217;re intrigued by the dynamic between this unusual duo:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Driving2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Driving2-1024x423.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"264\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Driving2-1024x423.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Driving2-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Driving2-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Driving2-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Driving2-1536x635.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Driving2-604x250.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Driving2.png 1677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Newman is at his hunkiest (is that even possible to distinguish?): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Hunky.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Hunky-1024x420.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"263\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Hunky-1024x420.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Hunky-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Hunky-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Hunky-768x315.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Hunky-1536x631.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Hunky-604x248.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Hunky.png 1673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Page is note-perfect as an insecure, narcissistic diva, still gorgeous and alluring, but clearly about to pass her prime. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page-1024x419.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"262\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page-1024x419.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page-128x52.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page-768x315.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page-1536x629.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page-604x247.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page.png 1687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rest of the storyline &#8212; primarily centered on venal Begley&#8217;s outsized political and personal influence in his town &#8212; is a tough pill to swallow but, sadly, all too believable. It&#8217;s gut-wrenching watching him bully and mistreat everyone around him, including his daughter (Knight):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-Knight.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-Knight-1024x428.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-Knight-1024x428.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-Knight-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-Knight-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-Knight-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-Knight-1536x642.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-Knight-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-Knight.png 1677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; his sister (Mildred Dunnock), his staffers, and &#8212; most infamously &#8212; his mistress (Sherwood): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Ring.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Ring-1024x426.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Ring-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Ring-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Ring-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Ring-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Ring-1536x639.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Ring-604x251.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Ring.png 1671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; not to mention seeing the ripple effect this has on his son (Torn), who it seems will follow in his footsteps: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Torn-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Torn-1-1024x428.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Torn-1-1024x428.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Torn-1-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Torn-1-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Torn-1-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Torn-1-1536x643.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Torn-1-604x253.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Torn-1.png 1685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Bosley Crowther wrote in his amusing assessment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1962\/03\/29\/archives\/screen-sweet-bird-of-youth-opensadaptation-of-williams-play-at-2.html\">for the New York Times<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;[Underneath] all the glitter and added motion provided on the screen&#8230; we are still up against the same dank characters that slithered and squirmed and grunted and howled across the stage&#8230; [They] are still horrendous characters, each in his (or her) separate way, oozing meanness like blackstrap molasses and trailing misery like a prisoner&#8217;s clanking chains&#8230;&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mostly, however, we&#8217;re eager to see how things will play out between Newman and Page: each is cockily confident they will get what they want from the other, and weirdly enough, we can&#8217;t help rooting for both of them in turn. As <a href=\"https:\/\/trailersfromhell.com\/sweet-bird-of-youth\/\">CineSavant writes in his review for Trailers From Hell<\/a>, &#8220;Not all Tennessee Williams film adaptations are successful, but Richard Brooks\u2019 blend of romance, show biz venality and political thuggery is just too entertaining to dismiss.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Thankfully, censors demanded that the utterly bleak ending of Williams&#8217; play be altered somewhat, leaving us with an unexpected sense of hope by the end. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geraldine Page as Alexandra Del Lago<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page5-1024x426.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page5-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page5-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page5-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page5-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page5-1536x639.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page5-604x251.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Page5.png 1685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paul Newman as Chance Wayne<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Newman.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Newman-1024x425.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Newman-1024x425.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Newman-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Newman-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Newman-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Newman-1536x638.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Newman-604x251.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Newman.png 1673w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine supporting performances<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-1024x424.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"265\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-1024x424.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-768x318.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-1536x636.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley-604x250.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Begley.png 1683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Knight.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Knight-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Knight-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Knight-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Knight-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Knight-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Knight-1536x649.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Knight-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Knight.png 1677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Milton Krasner&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Screening.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Screening-1024x434.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Screening-1024x434.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Screening-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Screening-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Screening-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Screening-1536x651.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Screening-604x256.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Screening.png 1677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Beauty-Mirror.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Beauty-Mirror-1024x428.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Beauty-Mirror-1024x428.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Beauty-Mirror-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Beauty-Mirror-128x53.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Beauty-Mirror-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Beauty-Mirror-1536x642.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Beauty-Mirror-604x252.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Beauty-Mirror.png 1683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Plenty of memorable dialogue:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Who taught you to rub desperate ladies the right way?&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Rubbing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Rubbing-1024x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-74276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Rubbing-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Rubbing-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Rubbing-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Rubbing-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Rubbing-1536x648.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Rubbing-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sweet-Bird-of-Youth-Rubbing.png 1661w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for Page&#8217;s Oscar-nominated performance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056541\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1962\/03\/29\/archives\/screen-sweet-bird-of-youth-opensadaptation-of-williams-play-at-2.html\">NY Times Original Review (spoilers alert) <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/sweet-bird-of-youth-1\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailersfromhell.com\/sweet-bird-of-youth\/\">Trailers From Hell Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/sweet-bird-of-youth\/review\/2030121538\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LeFoM9kmOto\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2285\/sweet-bird-of-youth#articles-reviews?articleId=18568\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m gonna have to remove Chance Wayne from your life finally, and for the last time!&#8221; Synopsis: An aspiring actor (Paul Newman) working as a gigolo for a drug-addicted star (Geraldine Page) arrives back in his home town with plans to blackmail Page into giving him his big break in Hollywood; meanwhile, he reconnects with his old girlfriend (Shirley Knight), whose overbearing father (Ed Begley) and brother (Rip Torn) are determined not to let Newman anywhere near her. 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