Splendor in the Grass

A few months ago, Dad and I happened upon a screen biography of Natalie Wood. It was quite interesting, with lots of great clips from her films.

When the ones for Splendor in the Grass came on, I commented that I'd always thought it was a really great film. Dad said he'd never seen it. I frankly thought everyone my age had seen it when it came out in 1961, but apparently I was wrong!

So we got it on NetFlix and watched it Monday night. Dad agreed with me that it was a really great movie. I had seen it 2 or 3 times over the years - though it is 48 years old, it's as "current" as ever. I consider it a well-wrought film, and of course a young Warren Beatty adds to the charm!!

The title comes from lines in Wordsworth's Ode on Intimations of Immortality, and was originally a story by William Inge - who also wrote Picnic and The Dark at the Top of the Stairs.

I'd recommend it to you!!