{"id":89760,"date":"2023-02-05T15:47:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T22:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=89760"},"modified":"2023-02-05T19:51:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T02:51:49","slug":"view-from-the-bridge-a-1962","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=89760","title":{"rendered":"View From the Bridge, A (1962)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;This guy&#8217;s looking for his break; that&#8217;s all he&#8217;s looking for.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-a-Bridge-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-a-Bridge-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-89761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-a-Bridge-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-a-Bridge-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-a-Bridge-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-a-Bridge-Poster.png 617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn over protective Italian-American (Raf Vallone) living in Brooklyn with his wife (Maureen Stapleton) and grown niece (Carol Lawrence) is distressed to learn that Catherine (Lawrence) has fallen for a young immigrant (Jean Sorel) who has come to the country illegally with his cousin (Raymond Pellegrin).\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>Arthur Miller Adaptations<\/li>\n<li>Immigrants and Immigration <\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptations<\/li>\n<li>Sidney Lumet Films<\/li>\n<li>Waterfront<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThe same year <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=88180\"><em>Long Day&#8217;s Journey Into Night<\/em> (1962)<\/a> was released, Sidney Lumet also directed this adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_View_from_the_Bridge\">Arthur Miller&#8217;s play of the same name<\/a> &#8212; though to much lower critical acclaim. (Indeed, as of 2021, this film still hasn&#8217;t been released to video.) It&#8217;s a unique story in terms of its focus on immigrant status as a leverage point, with Vallone&#8217;s obsessive love for his niece getting in the way of doing the right and decent thing for his countrymen. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Vallone2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Vallone2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Vallone2.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Vallone2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Vallone2-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Vallone2-405x270.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Vallone himself is unaware of it, he harbors semi-incestuous feelings for Lawrence &#8212; and handsome Sorel bears the brunt of his anger. (In a &#8220;daring&#8221; scene for the time, he accuses Sorel of being homosexual by kissing him on the lips.) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Sorel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Sorel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Sorel.png 608w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Sorel-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Sorel-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Sorel-456x270.png 456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>However, arguably the most impacted by Vallone&#8217;s irrational hatred is Pellegrin, who is keeping his kids back at home alive by sending money he&#8217;s earned in America, and whose immigration status may be jeopardized by Vallone.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Pellegrin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Pellegrin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Pellegrin.png 608w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Pellegrin-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Pellegrin-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Pellegrin-456x270.png 456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Vallone&#8217;s wife (Stapleton) tries to intervene, but mostly simply watches events unfolding with horror. This tragedy of obsession, loyalty, responsibility, and revenge plays out in a way that hints at heartbreak from the get-go &#8212; which turns out to be accurate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A powerful drama of inter-familial tensions<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Still.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Still-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Still-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-Bridge-Still-405x270.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Good use of location shooting in Brooklyn<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-BridgeBrooklyn.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-BridgeBrooklyn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-BridgeBrooklyn.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-BridgeBrooklyn-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-BridgeBrooklyn-128x85.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/View-From-the-BridgeBrooklyn-405x270.png 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look if you can find a copy. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056668\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This guy&#8217;s looking for his break; that&#8217;s all he&#8217;s looking for.&#8221; Synopsis: An over protective Italian-American (Raf Vallone) living in Brooklyn with his wife (Maureen Stapleton) and grown niece (Carol Lawrence) is distressed to learn that Catherine (Lawrence) has fallen for a young immigrant (Jean Sorel) who has come to the country illegally with his cousin (Raymond Pellegrin). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Arthur Miller Adaptations Immigrants and Immigration Play Adaptations Sidney Lumet Films Waterfront Review: The same year Long&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=89760\"> 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-89760","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\/89760","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=89760"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89781,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89760\/revisions\/89781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}