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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 432205" data-attributes="member: 8">Perhaps it is this &quot;warts and all&quot; approach that makes the Tenessee and Hitchcock films highly discussable. And possibly in the same way we digest our soap operas.I recently watched Tenessee&#039;s Sweet Bird Of Youth&nbsp; starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page, and again it seems to be constructed on conflicting themes.There&#039;s Newman and Page doing their &quot;Valley Of The Dolls&quot; and Newman and Ed Begley doing their &quot;Written On The Wind&quot; (or a similar Sirkian drama).I struggled to figure what idea (good or bad, or both) Paul Newman&#039;s character was supposed to represent, and that also makes it less memorable as a story.Not to mention the abrupt ending that didn&#039;t fit the high drama tone of the film.But the actors are very enjoyable to watch, especially Geraldine Page and Ed Begley, and it became a fine experience anyway. But not thanks to&nbsp;&nbsp; Mr. Tenessee.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 432205, member: 8"] Perhaps it is this "warts and all" approach that makes the Tenessee and Hitchcock films highly discussable. And possibly in the same way we digest our soap operas. I recently watched Tenessee's [I]Sweet Bird Of Youth[/I] starring Paul Newman and Geraldine Page, and again it seems to be constructed on conflicting themes. There's Newman and Page doing their "Valley Of The Dolls" and Newman and Ed Begley doing their "Written On The Wind" (or a similar Sirkian drama). I struggled to figure what idea (good or bad, or both) Paul Newman's character was supposed to represent, and that also makes it less memorable as a story. Not to mention the abrupt ending that didn't fit the high drama tone of the film. But the actors are very enjoyable to watch, especially Geraldine Page and Ed Begley, and it became a fine experience anyway. But not [I]thanks to[/I] Mr. Tenessee. [/QUOTE]

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