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1961 · 124 min · NR

Splendor in the Grass

Directed by Elia Kazan · Drama, Romance

Splendor in the Grass (1961) is a Drama film, directed by Elia Kazan set in Kansas during the 1920s. It runs 124 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of love & longing, madness / loss of sanity, and coming of age run throughout.

Composer
David Amram
Cinematography
Boris Kaufman
Cast
Natalie WoodWarren BeattyPat HingleAudrey ChristieBarbara LodenZohra LampertFred StewartJohn McGovern

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Kansas
Setting
Rural
When
1920s

Premise & themes

Themes
Love & LongingMadness / Loss Of SanityComing Of Age
Tone
MelancholicRomantic

Shape

Protagonist
Two HanderFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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