The read
It runs a compact 1h 16m.
Synopsis
Jay Follet is suffering a mid-life crisis while his wife, Mary, is expecting their second child. When Jay takes his family to visit his 103-year-old grandmother, he begins to realize that life is passing by too quickly. He turns more and more toward alcohol to escape from reality. When Jay doesn't come home one night, Mary learns that he was in an accident and waits anxiously for his return. Screen adaptation of Tad Mosel's 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning play based on James Agee's Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiographical novel A Death in the Family.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Fred CoeDirector
- Tad MoselWriter
- Arthur RubinsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Joanne WoodwardMary Follet
- Richard KileyJay Follet
- Pat HingleRalph Follet
- Eileen HeckartAunt Hannah Lynch
- Barnard HughesJoel Lynch
- Jane MallettCatherine Lynch
- James WoodsAndrew Lynch
- James O'NeillJohn Henry Follet
- Nan StewartJessie Follet
- Betty GardeAunt Sadie Follet
- Kay HawtreySally Follet
- Jenny LaidleGreat-Great Grandma Follet
Stills
Themes
live theatre