Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

Movie |

Florida | Gigolo

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  • Genre(s): Drama, Romance
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Richard Brooks, Hank Moonjean
  • Cast(s): Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Ed Begley, Rip Torn See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 2h
  • Music: Franklin Milton
  • Award(s): Oscar 1963 (Won)
    Oscar 1963 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: "Wuthering Heights", Wicked
  • Story:
    Gigolo and drifter, Chance Wayne, returns to his home town as the accompaniment of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance runs into trouble when he finds his ex-girlfriend, the daughter of the local politician Tom 'Boss' Finley, who more or less forced him to leave his daughter and the town many years ago.
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7.2/10
IMDb

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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
Gigolo and drifter, Chance Wayne, returns to his home town as the accompaniment of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance runs into trouble when he finds his ex-girlfriend, the daughter of the local politician Tom 'Boss' Finley, who more or less forced him to leave his daughter and the town many years ago.
Ratings

7.2/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
Oscar Award

Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 1963 | Ed

Golden Globe Award

Best Actress Drama | 1963 | Geraldine

David Award

Best Foreign Actress Migliore Attrice Straniera | 1963 | Geraldine

Nominations
Oscar Award

Best Actress in a Supporting Role | 1963 | Shirley

Best Actress in a Leading Role | 1963 | Geraldine

Golden Globe Award

Best Supporting Actor | 1963 | Ed

Best Supporting Actress | 1963 | Shirley

Best Actor Drama | 1963 | Paul

BAFTA Film Award

Best Foreign Actress | 1963 | Geraldine

Golden Laurel Award

Top Male Supporting Performance | 1962 | Ed

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Because of its then-shocking subject matter, this film was given a pre-MPAA-rating advisory by the MPAA, which prohibited anyone under the age of 18 from attending. This was the equivalent of an X (later NC-17) rating. By today's standards, the film is tame enough that, when shown on Turner Classic Movies, it's rated TV-PG.

Geraldine Page was nominated for the 1960 Tony Award for best actress in a drama and re-created her role in this movie.

Geraldine Page, in a magazine interview shortly before her death, said the make-up artists and hairdressers spent hours on her face and hair to obtain the 'look' of a beautiful, albeit, aging movie star. Page thought this glamorized version of Alexandra wasn't right for the part, since Alexandra Del Lago was an alcoholic and drug user, but Page admitted she felt it was the best she ever looked in her entire life.

The unusual four-door convertible is a Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton. There were three made, and according to a Wikipedia entry, the color scheme matches at what the time was the Los Angeles car.

Stars Geraldine Page and Rip Torn were married in 1963, one year after this film was released. They had performed together in the Broadway version of "Sweet Bird of Youth". They remained married until her death in 1987.

Popular Dialogues

"Chance Wayne: The big difference between people is not between the rich and the poor, the good and the evil. The biggest of all differences between people is between those that have had pleasure and love and those who haven't."

"Chance Wayne: I like you. You are a nice monster."