- Splendor in the grass It is one of those films that has been gaining fame and good reviews over the years, after only winning an Oscar at the time, in the category of Best Original Screenplay.
- Natalie Wood led the cast of Splendor in the grass with the then unknown Warren Beatty, who with this first role in the cinema won the Golden Globe for New Male Promise
n 1928. In a small town in the state of Kansas, the young and handsome Bud Stamper (Warren Beatty) accompanies his girlfriend Deanie (Natalie Wood) home after having enjoyed a romantic summer evening together. Although they wish to marry, their parents are against it. Especially the boy’s father, who forces him to go to college. There he meets the love of another woman.
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The chemistry between Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty
After succeeding with Human ties (1945), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), East of Eden (1955) the Wild River (1960), among many other movies from his filmography, Elia Kazan found the path of success again with Splendor in the grass. Although the passing of the years has confirmed this film as an indispensable classic of cinema, at the time it was only awarded with an Oscar award, in the category of Best Original Screenplay -produced by William Inge-.
Natalie Wood, winner of the Golden Globe for her role in the television miniseries From here to eternity (1979), was the great protagonist of Splendor in the grass with a performance that earned him an Oscar nomination. She led the cast alongside the then rookie Warren Beatty, which with this film was released in the cinema successfully, getting the Golden Globe as New Male Promise.
Splendor in the Grass. EE.UU., 1961. Romance. 124 min. Dir.: Elia Kazan. Int.: Natalie Wood, Warren Beatty, Pat Hingle, Audrey Christie, Barbara Loden, Zohra Lampert, Sandy Dennis, Phyllis Dillier, Gary Lockwood.
