In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.... (Full plot summary below)
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In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
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| VarietyVariety StaffWhere Tree is frequently slow, it is offset by the story's significance and pointed up notably by the direction of Elia Kazan. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt's a grim tearjerker told with great love and tenderness. |
| New York TimesBosley CrowtherElia Kazan has directed this picture, his first, with an easy naturalness that has brought out all the tone of real experience in a vastly affecting film. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyKazan's first film, a sentimental family melodrama, is well acted (James Dunn won a Supporting Oscar), but it doesn't begin to suggest the powerful director he would become in the 1950s. |
| Common Sense MediaNell MinowFaithful adaptation of classic family story. |
| MovieMartyr.comJeremy HeilmanRarely has the dream factory lavished such skill on such destitution and such insistence that people are not really that changeable in nature. |
| User ReviewScott WElia Kazan's debut is an unsung masterpiece. Melancholy, nostalgic, well-acted family drama, highly recommended. Still not released on DVD, though. |
| User ReviewDaniel PI still haven't read the book (way up there on my to-read list), but the movie is so wonderfully bittersweet. The relationship between Francie and her loving but hopelessly alcoholic father is one of the saddest in movie history. Also great is her tough, sensible mother. Watch it with a loved one, and be prepared to cry. |
| User ReviewPrivate U"Why, you're the prettiest bride in all Williamsburg!" |
| User ReviewRoss AThis is an extremely touching and emotional movie. Had me glued to CBC in the middle of the night when I should have been sleeping. |
