A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell | A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

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	A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell 20th Century Fox, 1998 average customer review:based on 72 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Elia Kazan made his directorial debut with this adaptation of Betty Smith's novel about a bright, young girl growing up in turn-of-the-century Brooklyn, trying to rise above her tenement existence. Sensitively filmed by Kazan, and graced with wonderful performances by James Dunn as the wistful, alcoholic father and Dorothy McGuire as a strong-willed mother. Peggy Ann Garner won a special Oscar for her performance. --Tom Keogh

WHEN!!!

When, when, when will A Tree Grows in Brooklyn be released on DVD? I have been waiting for years. Does anybody know the status?

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A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

Great movie featuring Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell so far Joan Blondell's best performance that I have seen. It is a coming of age film of a poor girl who dreams of a better school and a better life. Her father desparately wants to give it to her but he has a problem holding a job and staying sober. Her mother is stern and practical. Francis thinks her mother loves her brother better so of course she is daddy's girl. I wont give the whole movie away you will have to watch it for yourself you wont believe the turns the movie takes!!

Phenomenal

Very well done story. I grew up with this book, and can't wait to find the movie in a DVD version that I can play, without having to buy a new DVD player!!

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Wonderful

This is one of my favorite all time movies. Excellent acting and an outstanding directorial debut by Elia Kazan makes this movie one that you watch over and over. I never tire of it.

The Innerworkings of Family

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn doesn't have a special story; it is one we have all heard before. The Nolans are a poor but close family plagued with the problems of everyday life. Francie (Peggy Ann Garner) is a dreamer who idolizes her ambitious but untalented father (James Dunn). Her mother Katie (Dorothy McGuire) obviously loves her daughter and her husband, but she doesn't understand them and wonders how valuable the art of imagination really is. She relates more strongly to her son Neeley (Ted Donaldson) It is eccentric Aunt Sissy (Joan Blondell) who is often the voice of reason for the family.

Not only does this film comment on the relationships between families, it also shows what life was like in poor neighborhoods in New York during this time period. We see that children leave the house with little or no adult supervision, doors are left unlocked, neighbors know each other, and schools are much more rigid.

A good commentary on people and growing up, this is a film sure to be remembered for its outstanding performances, especially that of Garner.

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