Summer and Smoke (film)

Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke
	Film poster
Directed by	Peter Glenville
Screenplay by	James Poe; Meade Roberts
Based on	Summer and Smoke ; by Tennessee Williams
Produced by	Paul Nathan; Hal B. Wallis
Starring	Laurence Harvey; Geraldine Page; Pamela Tiffin; Rita Moreno; Una Merkel; John McIntire; Thomas Gomez; Earl Holliman
Cinematography	Charles Lang
Edited by	Warren Low
Music by	Elmer Bernstein
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 16, 1961;
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Summer and Smoke is a 1961 American drama film directed by Peter Glenville, and starring Laurence Harvey and Geraldine Page, with Rita Moreno, Una Merkel, John McIntire, Thomas Gomez, Pamela Tiffin, Malcolm Atterbury, Lee Patrick, and Earl Holliman. Based on the Tennessee Williams play of the same name, it was adapted by James Poe and Meade Roberts.

Cast[edit]

Laurence Harvey as John Buchanan, Jr.
Geraldine Page as Alma Winemiller
Rita Moreno as Rosa Zacharias
Una Merkel as Mrs. Winemiller
John McIntire as Dr. Buchanan
Thomas Gomez as Papa Zacharias
Pamela Tiffin as Nellie Ewell
Malcolm Atterbury as Rev. Winemiller
Lee Patrick as Mrs. Ewell
Max Showalter as Roger Doremus (as Casey Adams)
Earl Holliman as Archie Kramer
Pepe Hern as Nico

Reception[edit]

While Geraldine Page received nearly universal acclaim for her performance, Laurence Harvey was thought by some contemporary reviewers as having been miscast as John Buchanan Jr.^[1]

Accolades[edit]

Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
Academy Awards^[2]	Best Actress	Geraldine Page	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Una Merkel	Nominated
	Best Art Direction – Color	Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Walter H. Tyler Set Decoration: Samuel M. Comer and Arthur Krams	Nominated
	Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture	Elmer Bernstein	Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards^[3]	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures	Peter Glenville	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards^[4]	Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama	Geraldine Page	Won
	Best Original Score – Motion Picture	Elmer Bernstein	Nominated
	Most Promising Newcomer – Female	Pamela Tiffin	Nominated
Laurel Awards	Top Musical Score	Elmer Bernstein	5th Place
National Board of Review Awards^[5]	Top Ten Films		6th Place
National Board of Review Awards^[5]	Best Actress	Geraldine Page	Won
New York Film Critics Circle Awards^[6]	Best Actress	Geraldine Page	2nd Place
Venice International Film Festival	Golden Lion	Peter Glenville	Nominated
Venice International Film Festival	Best Actress	Geraldine Page	Won

The film is recognized by the American Film Institute in these lists:

2005: AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores – Nominated^[7]

References[edit]

^ Lisanti, Tom. Pamela Tiffin: Hollywood to Rome, 1961-1974. McFarland & Company, 2015, p. 19.
^ "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
^ "14th DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America Awards. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^ "Summer and Smoke – Golden Globes". HFPA. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^ "1961 Award Winners". National Board of Review. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^ "1961 New York Film Critics Circle Awards". Mubi. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
^ "AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved August 6, 2016.

External links[edit]

Summer and Smoke at IMDb

[1] Lisanti, Tom. Pamela Tiffin: Hollywood to Rome, 1961-1974. McFarland & Company, 2015, p. 19.

[Oscars1962-2] "The 34th Academy Awards (1962) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

[3] "14th DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America Awards. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

[4] "Summer and Smoke – Golden Globes". HFPA. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

[5] "1961 Award Winners". National Board of Review. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

[6] "1961 New York Film Critics Circle Awards". Mubi. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

[7] "AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved August 6, 2016.

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