Fresh
Helmer Charles Matthau combines a sensitive screenplay adaptation of Truman Capote's autobiographical novel with a wonderful ensemble cast to create a jewel of a film.
Daniel M. Kimmel, Variety
The Grass Harp
Love is a chain of love... as nature is a chain of life.
1996 · 1h 47m · PG
Comedy, Drama, Family
Directed by
Charles Matthau
Overview
Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s. Becoming an orphan in 1935, Collin moves to his dad's cousins Verena and Dolly. Verena is a rich, bossy businesswoman. Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house.
Director and cast
- Charles Matthau Director
- Piper Laurie as Dolly Talbo
- Sissy Spacek as Verena Talbo
- Walter Matthau as Judge Charlie Cool
- Edward Furlong as Collin Fenwick
- Nell Carter as Catherine Creek
- Jack Lemmon as Dr. Morris Ritz
- Mary Steenburgen as Sister Ida
- Sean Patrick Flanery as Riley Henderson
- Joe Don Baker as Sheriff Junius Candle
- Charles Durning as Reverend Buster
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
50%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Star power isn't a problem in this episodic rendering of Truman Capote's novel. A scattershot story without focus is, which is why the film soon evaporates from the memory.
Mike Clark, USA Today
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