
Eighteen year old Marjorie Morgenstern is a proverbial New York Jewish-American princess on the cusp of womanhood. While she has in the back of her mind that she would like to become a stage actress, she is less certain about her personal future. While she has burgeoning sexual feelings for her boyfriend Sandy Lamm, who she is expected to marry eventually in he being a nice Jewish boy, she isn't sure if she truly loves him. Marjorie wants some time away to discover in part if... (Full plot summary below)
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Eighteen year old Marjorie Morgenstern is a proverbial New York Jewish-American princess on the cusp of womanhood. While she has in the back of her mind that she would like to become a stage actress, she is less certain about her personal future. While she has burgeoning sexual feelings for her boyfriend Sandy Lamm, who she is expected to marry eventually in he being a nice Jewish boy, she isn't sure if she truly loves him. Marjorie wants some time away to discover in part if she should accept Sandy's proposal of marriage. In doing so, she meets several wannabe suitors, who will enter, leave and reenter her life over the course of her young adulthood, the one who she believes she is truly in love with being Noel Airman, fourteen years her senior, he the social director of South Wind, a summer resort in the Catskills, when they first meet. Much like Marjorie's chosen life path is against the tradition envisioned by her opinionated mother, Rose Morgenstern, in Rose hoping that acting is just a phase and that Marjorie will settle into a life as housewife and mother, Noel has taken a similarly unconventional life path, bucking an envisioned professional life for one in the arts, he adored as a genius by those at South Winds as he is writing a Broadway musical. What those at South Winds do not see is Noel's time away from South Winds, he who has a tendency not ever to finish what he starts, which may be in part the reason why he never sees himself getting married in his romantic relationships only lasting the short course of his time in any one given place. What may be more egregious in Rose's mind about Noel as a potential husband for Marjorie is the fact that he has turned his back on his Jewish heritage. As Noel contemplates settling into a more conventional life for Marjorie, the question becomes whether what they both see as the love they have for the other can overcome these many obstacles.
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| User ReviewRaelene SThis movie with Gene Kelly is going be awesome when I see it!! |
| User ReviewJezzy AGene Kelly and Natalie Wood, what more could you want |
| User ReviewSarah CIt's good, it may not end the way I wanted it to, but it kind of makes its point in the movie, and I'd have to agree with it. Mostly the movie is about growing up, realizing things don't always go the way you want to. and making those tough decisions that you really didn't want to make. You'll see my point when you reach the end of the movie, it will all just click. |
| User ReviewPrivate UAs a Martin Milner fan, I love love love this movie. He gets to show off his acting chops in a romantic and non law enforcement role in a role that his much larger than "Sweet Smell of Success." The cast of this film is so strong, with everyone putting in great work. An enjoyable movie. |
| User ReviewMarie DLove this film, though the book is better!!! |
| User ReviewSV GNot a terribly compelling film, but Gene Kelly is sa-mokin hot and you can't really go wrong with Natalie Wood in a dramatic role. |
| User ReviewS Mc DWell produced melodrama. Natalie Wood is a little stiff in her acting, but Gene Kelly does well enough. Good story, but a little overly dramatic. Some of the music is outstanding. |
| User ReviewDemonic NWell produced melodrama. Natalie Wood is a little stiff in her acting, but Gene Kelly does well enough. Good story, but a little overly dramatic. Some of the music is outstanding. |
| User ReviewMitsu CA pleasant movie just because Natalie Wood and Gene Kelly are in it. It's filled with drama and the ending is remarkably sad. |
| User ReviewGeneroso FA film which amplifies all of the pitfalls of the 1950s melodrama..The cast is solid especially Kelly and Wood, shot in gorgeous Technicolor but the films repeatedly asks the big questions that the film does not have the guts to answer. Sadly, Gene Kelly only dances for about 30 seconds in this. |