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Sons and Lovers (1960)
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29 August 1960 (Sweden) moreTagline:
You'll never forget the young lovers in... morePlot Keywords:
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Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 14 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Stone, Van Houten have 'Satisfaction' (From Monsters and Critics. 14 October 2009, 10:11 AM, PDT)
Sharon Stone and Carice Van Houten to star in Satisfaction indie.
(From Movie Jungle. 13 October 2009, 1:08 AM, PDT)
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Ranks with WOMEN IN LOVE more (7 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Trevor Howard | ... | Walter Morel |
| Dean Stockwell | ... | Paul Morel |
| Wendy Hiller | ... | Gertrude Morel |
| Mary Ure | ... | Clara Dawes |
| Heather Sears | ... | Miriam Leivers |
| William Lucas | ... | William Morel |
| Conrad Phillips | ... | Baxter Dawes |
| Ernest Thesiger | ... | Henry Hadlock |
 | Donald Pleasence | ... | Mr. Puppleworth |
| Rosalie Crutchley | ... | Mrs. Leivers |
| Sean Barrett | ... | Arthur Morel |
| Elizabeth Begley | ... | Mrs. Radford |
| Edna Morris | ... | Mrs. Anthony |
| Ruth Kettlewell | ... | Mrs. Bonner |
| Anne Sheppard | ... | Rose |
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Australia:PG | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15Fun Stuff
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Jack Cardiff chose to film in black and white as he felt that Technicolor was too pretty for such a gritty subject. moreFAQ
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I probably saw this film when I was in college and it made a big impression.
It then seemed to vanish, at least for me, until, amazingly, the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles screened it on a Monday night some months ago. I was extremely impressed with it again, especially the BxW CinemaScope cinematography (and I agree, wide-screen is the way to see this rare film, if indeed you ever can).
So many thanks to the Cinematheque for this unusual revival.
RE the musical score (by Italian composer, Mario Nascimbene): actually the theme was so melodic Percy Faith recorded it as a follow-up to his hit single of Max Steiner's SUMMER PLACE theme, (complete with similar 1950s piano triplets in the accompaniment!) In spite of the nod to '50s pop the SONS AND LOVERS theme was not a hit, but it remains one of the more lyrical (and obscure) movie themes from this period.
Remember when movies actually had original musical themes????
Ultimately I feel SONS AND LOVERS ranks with Russell's WOMEN IN LOVE in the admittedly small canon of excellent cinematic Lawrence adaptations.
It's also one of the adult Dean Stockwell's best roles, a long, long day's journey away from the almost too adorable, curly headed moppet in ANCHORS AWEIGH.