Desire Under the Elms
Desire Under the Elms

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Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons of two wives Cabot has overworked into early graves. Most bitter is Eben, whose mother had owned most of the farm, and who feels who should be sole heir. When the old man brings home a new wife, Anna, she becomes a fierce contender to inherit the farm. Two of the sons leave when Eben gives them the fare in return for their share... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Desire Under the Elms:

Sophia Loren
Anthony Perkins
Burl Ives
Pernell Roberts
Frank Overton
Rebecca Welles

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Ephraim Cabot is an old man of amazing vitality who loves his New England farm with a greedy passion. Hating him, and sharing his greed, are the sons of two wives Cabot has overworked into early graves. Most bitter is Eben, whose mother had owned most of the farm, and who feels who should be sole heir. When the old man brings home a new wife, Anna, she becomes a fierce contender to inherit the farm. Two of the sons leave when Eben gives them the fare in return for their shares of the farm. Meanwhile, Anna tries to cause some sparks by rubbing up against Eben.

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The Spectator - 4/10 by Isabel QuiglyRealism, in a play of this kind, has got to be surmounted, over- whelmed, outraged: what happens is beyond realism, and the direction must catch that beyond- ness, that feeling of breaking all bounds, moral, conventional, even artistic.
User Review - 10/10 by Marla Nwell lets just say its my ALLTIME favorite movie soooo rare and erotic yet pure and dreamy love him t'll daeth<3
User Review - 8/10 by jay nPerkins gives a great performance in this movie of forbidden love, the story is really dramatic, suspenseful, and surprising. I really liked it.
User Review - 6/10 by James HA bit of a strange movie, certainly and odd trio in the lead roles. Melodramatic but quite watchable. Burl Ives overacts a bit, Anthony Perkins is too intense and Sophia Loren is miscast.
User Review - 6/10 by Dawn RGreat movie but leaves you sad at the end of it. Sophia Loren and Anthony Perkins were great and so was Burl Ives.
User Review - 4/10 by A CBleh. I love old movies, but not ones that leave you feeling sad and depressed. Sophia Loren is usually amazing, but not in this one.
User Review - 4/10 by Katie MJe suis fan d'Anthony Perkins, mais là y a quand même des limites que j'aurai jamais du franchir. Rien que le titre du film prête à sourire par son coté too much façon " amour, gloire et beauté". Pourtant cela commence plutot pas mal avec un anthony perkins à contre emploi, incarnant un jeune homme acerbe et brisé par la perte de sa mère. Delaissé dans un monde qui ne lui appartient pas, le jeune homme ne vit que pour l'obsession de recuperer la ferme de son père. Troquer un monde contre un autre. Le duo qu'il forme avec son père- Burl Ives- est assez convaincant et plein d'animosité. Puis il y a l'arrivée de Sophia Loren, que je n'apprecie pas réellement. Le duel entre la nouvelle femme du père - qui met un point d'honneur à recuperer la ferme- ingrat et le fils est pourtant bien retranscrit , avec en prime une sexualité latente qui s'installe entre les 2 protagonistes. Mais alors, où est situé le mal? Ce n'est qu'à la fin du film que le potentiel du film est completement ruiné. L'obsession d'appartenance à une terre, tres présente dans le discours des personnages, disparait litteralement au profit d'une histoire d'amour qui culmine surtout les bas. Les 2 protagonistes deviennent incoherents dans leurs choix et aspirations, changent d'avis toutes les 5 minutes et la fin explosive promise implicitement par le synopsis n'aura jamais lieu. Le film est ainsi expedié par un final paresseux aussi bien dans la construction que dans le jeu d'acteur - notamment celui très aleatoire d'anthony perkins-. On ne retiendra que l'image du père rude, perdu parmi les ormes, certainement plus defait par sa nouvelle solitude que satisfait d'avoir montré au monde qu'il etait bien difficile à abattre.

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