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Glass Menagerie (film, 1987)

"The Glass Menagerie " ( eng. The Glass Menagerie ) - a film directed by Paul Newman , released in 1987 . The fourth (after one fiction and two television) American screen version of the play of the same name by Tennessee Williams .

Men Menie
The glass menagerie
Movie poster
Genredrama
ProducerPaul newman
ProducerBurt harris
Author
script
Tennessee Williams (play)
In the main
cast
Joan woodward
John Malkovich
Karen allen
James naughton
OperatorMichael Ballhaus
ComposerHenry Mancini
Film companyCineplex Odeon Films
Duration134 min.
A country USA
Tongue
Year1987
IMDbID 0093093

Content

Story

The plot is based on the memories of Tom Wingfield about his mother Amanda, a woman of a difficult fate, and about her beloved sister Laura. My father left the family many years ago, and since then Amanda has been raising children alone. Having become a cripple in childhood, Laura devotes most of her time to her collection of glass animal figurines, and the mother tries to find the right husband for her. To this end, Tom invites Jim O'Connor to dinner: he has Laura’s longtime love, she dreamed about him at school. However, it soon becomes clear that Jim is already engaged to another girl. Frustrated, Amanda, parting with the last hope, brings down his anger at Tom, and he leaves the family forever.

Cast

  • Joanne Woodward - Amanda Wingfield
  • John Malkovich - Tom Wingfield
  • Karen Allen - Laura Wingfield
  • James Naughton - Jim O'Connor

Awards and nominations

A complete list of awards and nominations is available on the IMDB website [1] .

PrizeCategoryNameResult
GrammyBest Movie MusicHenry ManciniNomination
Golden globeBest Movie MusicHenry ManciniNomination
Cannes Film FestivalGolden PalmPaul newmanNomination
Independent spiritBest female roleJoan woodwardNomination
Best Supporting ActorKaren allenNomination
Sant Jordi AwardsBest Foreign ActorJohn MalkovichVictory
Best Foreign ActressKaren allenNomination

Notes

  1. ↑ Awards for The Glass Menagerie (English) . Internet Movie Database . The date of circulation is October 11, 2010. Archived on February 5, 2012.

Links

  • The Glass Menagerie (English) on the Internet Movie Database
  • Men Menagerie (eng.) On the site allmovie  
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glass_Zvernier__ ( film ,_1987 )&oldid = 97475174


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