玻璃动物园

　　One of Tennessee Williams best plays becomes a good but not great film despite a stellar cast. Its hard to pin exactly why this film doesnt soar but its a solid screen version. Maybe its just that the subject matter works better in a stage environment and that the camera is just too intimate.


　　Familiar story of restless son, his crippled sister, and their manic mother, who seems to live in the golden past is great material for the stage. And this sad story of the mothers attempts to goad the son into bringing home a young man to meet the sister seems rather cruel. But even the forgotten and lost can lead lives of desperation as they cling to dreams and make wishes on silver moons.


　　Arthur Kennedy stars as Tom, the son who tries to please his mother but longs to escape his dull job in St. Louis and see the world. Jane Wyman is the crippled sister who has shrunk from the world and collects tiny glass animals. Gertrude Lawrence is the mother who was abandoned by her husband and has been reduced to living in a dumpy apartment and selling magazine subscriptions. And Kirk Douglas is the "gentleman caller." All 4 actors are quite good, although none received Oscar nominations, despite the hype. Many great actresses have been associated with the role of Amanda Wingfield since this play made its Broadway debut in the 1940s: Laurette Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Joanne Woodward, Maureen Stapletobm Jessica Tandy, Julie Harris, and Jessica Lange have all played the role on stage, film, or TV. And I swear I remember Shirley Booth doing this on TV also.


　　Ultimetaely the story is as fragile as the glass figures. If any one character dominates the story the whole play collapses. This film version works very well in balancing the roles. And while Wyman seems a tad old for the part, Lawrence was an even odder choice. Ive also read that Bette Davis and Tallulah Bankhead were considered. But how they decided on Lawrence--a great musical comedy star in London and New York--is anyones guess. She really is quite good but the film might have need the extra star power of Bette Davis.

结局被改得欢快了许多, 依然是一部很精彩充满精妙对白的电影.

看见Irving Rapper的名字，期待值骤降。。。

劳拉就像独角兽玻璃器皿一样，看似脆弱，看似与众不同，但她仍会在璀璨的灯光下变得光明。柯克.道格拉斯太有范儿了~

很棒的电影，非常棒，所有演员都演的很好。演姐姐的那个女演员演的最好。

年代原因，这一版电影场景和社会环境更接近原作。虽有改编，却也基本尊重原作。相较于有些剧版，更值得刷一遍。

讲自卑情结那段有点动人，但整体来说觉得有些无趣，主角的处境和心情都能理解，按理说这类故事我都很容易产生共鸣，但这部看着就是很有隔离感（唯一找到的视频资源不仅画质奇差还有片段损坏问题，太影响观影体验了）