Movies

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) Most Tennessee Williams stories had to be extensively expanded and adapted to make it to the screen, and this is no exception. Imaginative direction using flashbacks and locations expands the story from just a couple of people in a room screaming at each other, and the harsh and twisted details are considerably altered to fit the tastes of the time, which adds a bit of a wtf factor at the end. Nevertheless this is a consistently fascinating film, with excellent performances all around, most notably that of Geraldine Page whose transformation from booze and drug addled despair to confidence and power is remarkable. 9/10