Review of The Subject Was Roses (1968) by Lee M — 09 Mar 2016
SPOILER ALERT:
Whatever happened to Timmy's curtains?
Timmy's mother Nettie didn't leave for the day because they argued about his father (as she later-deliberately?- tells him) but because Timmy was unsympathetic towards the disabled Willard. Why was this discrepancy not resolved?
What a homecoming for Timothy! What keeps these people even connected?
None of these people wins our sympathy. For this reason film often hard to stay with. Very literary. Very little relief. Sometimes inconsistent. Old-fashioned, maybe because characters are from another era (even though their likes are still around no doubt!).
Playwright no Tennessee Williams! He could have included Nettie's mother and Willard as characters and cut out some of the intense dialogue.
Probably autobiographical.
This review of The Subject Was Roses (1968) was written by Lee M on 09 Mar 2016.
The Subject Was Roses has generally received positive reviews.
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