- Civil War veteran Josiah Grey comes to a small town to be a gospel minister. In time he has a family and many friends, but he also finds friction with a few of his parishioners. A young doctor grates at what he feels is the parson's interference in the scientific treatment of patients, and a mine owner resents Grey's protection of an old sharecropper whose small plot of land stands in the way of his continued mining. Grey must face a public health crisis and a lynch mob as a result, all seen and described through the eyes and memory of Grey's young nephew John.
- From IMDB Hard, withdrawn city cop Jim Wilson roughs up one too many suspects and is sent upstate to help investigate the murder of a young girl in the winter countryside. There he meets Mary Malden, whom he finds attractive and independent. However, Mary's brother is chief suspect in the killing. And Mary herself is blind.
- 改编自田纳西·威廉斯的名剧,并由舞台剧原班人马合作演出,由手法谨慎的理查德·布鲁克斯导演,描述过气电影女星跟她的男朋友回到美国南部的故乡,希望利用她的美色和名气,狠狠地向当地的贪污镇长敲诈一笔养老金。本片探讨人心的险恶狡诈相当深刻有力,令人看后感到心寒。杰拉尔丁·佩奇、保罗·纽曼等一众演员均有上佳演出。《春浓满楼情痴狂》(Sweet Bird of Youth)是一部于1962年上映的电影,由理查德·布鲁克斯执导,根据田纳西·威廉斯的同名剧本改编而成。影片讲述了主人公Chance Wayne(保罗·纽曼饰)回到家乡,试图重拾他曾经与女演员Alexandra Del Lago(杰拉丹·佩姬饰)的爱情,并追求成功的故事。Chance Wayne是一位年轻的演员,曾有一段短暂的恋情与Alexandra,但事业不顺,生活颓废。他回到小镇希望能够重新找回过去的辉煌。然而,他的过去和错误的决定使得他陷入了一系列复杂的关系和困境中。影片通过展现Chance Wayne与Alexandra之间复杂的互动关系,以及他与小镇上的其他人物的纠葛,揭示了权力、名利和性的欲望对个人命运的影响。故事中涉及的主题包括青春的逝去、梦想的破灭、社会压力以及对爱情和成功的追求。保罗·纽曼在片中塑造了一个充满魅力和复杂性的角色,展现了Chance Wayne内心的挣扎和追求。杰拉丹·佩姬也以出色的表演诠释了Alexandra这个戏剧性的角色,她的表演充满了张力和情感。《春浓满楼情痴狂》以其深度的情感描写和对人性的探索而闻名。它通过精湛的剧本和演员的表演,深入挖掘了田纳西·威廉斯作品中常见的主题,包括孤独、失落、欲望和希望。影片呈现了一个充满荒诞和痛苦的世界,同时也探讨了人们对于自我价值和真实意义的追求。