“If Not for the Roses” - the movie . It is based on the play of the same name, the author of which is Frank Gilroy . Oscar Award for best performance of a supporting role ( Jack Albertson , the role of the father of the protagonist).
| If not for roses | |
|---|---|
| The Subject Was Roses | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Ulu Grosbard |
| Producer | Edgar Lansbury Kenneth Att |
| Author script | Frank D. Gilroy |
| In the main cast | Martin Sheen Patricia Neal Jack Albertson |
| Operator | Jack Priestley |
| Composer | Lee Pokriss |
| Duration | 107 minutes |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 1968 |
| IMDb | ID 0063654 |
Content
Story
Returning home after the end of World War II , a young veteran Timmy Cleary discovers a serious discord between the parents. Constant quarrels make the lives of both unbearable. Gradually, Timmy realizes that he will have to make a choice between his parents. Trying to achieve reconciliation, he buys a bouquet of roses and offers his father to give a bouquet to his mother. For a short time, family relationships are improving. However, as soon as the mother finds out that the flowers were bought not by her husband, but by her son, a quarrel again occurs. Mother smashes a vase of flowers. Realizing that he cannot improve the situation, Timmy decides to leave home. Before breakfast, the family has breakfast together.
Cast
- Patricia Neal - Netty Cleary
- Jack Albertson - John Cleary
- Martin Sheen - Timmy Cleary
- Don Saxon
Camera crew
- Director: Ulu Grosbard
- Producer: Edgar Lansbury, Kenneth Att
- Screenwriter: Frank D. Gilroy
- Composer: Lee Pokriss
- Operator: Jack Priestley