The Glass Menagerie (1987)
3.7 of 5 from 48 ratings
2h 14min
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- Synopsis:
Introduced by Tom Wingfield as a memory play, it is based on his recollection of his disillusioned and delusional mother Amanda (Joanne Woodward) and her shy, crippled daughter Laura (Karen Allen). Amanda's husband abandoned the family long ago, and her memory of her days as a genteel Southern belle surrounded by devoted beaux may be more romanticized than real. Tom (John Malkovich) is an aspiring writer who works in a warehouse to support his family, and the banality and boredom of everyday life leads him to spend most of his spare time watching movies in local cinemas at all hours of the night. Amanda is obsessed with finding a proper "gentleman caller" for Laura, who spends most of her time with her collection of glass animal figurines. To appease his mother, Tom eventually brings Jim O'Connor (James Naughton) home for dinner, but complications arise when Laura realizes he is the man she loved in high school and has thought of ever since. He dashes her hopes of a future together when he announces he is engaged. Infuriated, Amanda lashes out at her son for raising his sister's hopes and Tom leaves, never to return to his family. - Actors:
- Joanne Woodward, John Malkovich, Karen Allen, James Naughton
- Directors:
- Paul Newman
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Romantic Film Pairings for Valentine's Day
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