Sweet Bird of Youth
Dir: Richard BrooksCast: Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight
120mins 1962 US Certificate: 15 English
Sweet Bird of Youth
Part of our Tennessee Williams Season
After unsuccessfully trying his luck in Hollywood, charming gigolo Chance Wayne wanders back to his hometown, accompanied by Alexandra Del Lago, a movie star on the wane.
Chance quickly falls back into his old rut - he's still smitten with his former sweetheart, Heavenly Finley, but her thuggish brother and her crooked politician father both hate him. When Alexandra leaves town, Chance is left with little more than trouble.
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