Twenty-something Laura Reynolds (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) is a free spirit who questions social conventions, laws, and regulations. A struggling artist, she lives in a secluded beach-side cabin in Big Sur with her nine-year-old illegitimate son, Danny (Morgan Mason), on who she has instilled her values. Because of this questioning of convention, Laura has decided to home school Danny. Also because of this questioning of the law, Danny runs into some legal problems, and as such ... (Full plot summary below)
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Twenty-something Laura Reynolds (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) is a free spirit who questions social conventions, laws, and regulations. A struggling artist, she lives in a secluded beach-side cabin in Big Sur with her nine-year-old illegitimate son, Danny (Morgan Mason), on who she has instilled her values. Because of this questioning of convention, Laura has decided to home school Danny. Also because of this questioning of the law, Danny runs into some legal problems, and as such is court ordered to be sent to San Simeon, a Christian school in Monterey, California. This order is against Laura's wishes. The school's headmaster is Dr. Reverend Edward Hewitt (Richard Burton), who tries to convince Laura that San Simeon is not the prison she probably believes it to be. Married for 21 years to his faithful wife Claire (Eva Marie Saint), Edward has become more a fund-raiser at all cost (for a new chapel) rather than an educator or Priest. Despite their differences, Laura and Edward begin to fall for each other. Both, but especially Edward, have to reconcile their feelings for each other to their beliefs, which they learn are closer to each other than what may appear on the surface. Their feelings also bring to the forefront what each really wants in life beyond their current lot.
Leave your thoughts about The Sandpiper.
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyA star vehicle for Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, The Sandpiper is one of Minnelli's most embarrassing films, which is poorly scripted (by Dalton Trumbo), helmed, and acted and doesn't even qualify as high camp. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzA superfluous, ponderous and pretentious sudser about a married minister having an affair with a single mom non-conformist artist. |
| VarietyVariety StaffTrite and often ponderous in its philosophizing by the two principals. |
| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawTake a snapshot of Taylor next to her wooden likeness and you'd need a caption to distinguish between the two. |
| User ReviewPrivate Ua bit thornbird-ish, except that Taylor was more fabulous and Burton was definitely hunkier than Richard Chamberlain |
| User ReviewFilm FI liked this movie ... And honestly, it's one of the few Charles Bronson flicks I'll ever watch ... |
| User ReviewKalle RAnother fine film with Liz Taylor and Richard Burton. Beautiful scenery and lovely characterizations. |
| User ReviewMichael STaylor may have gained a few pounds too many, but she still looks gorgeous as so does the scenery. No wonder that the film's Oscar-winning song The Shadow of Your Smile was inspired by her. |
| User ReviewSamantha SWith all the complicated love stories out there at the moment, it was good to see something that wasn't about teens and dramas. The drama in this was understated. I love having TCM! |
| User ReviewKeenan SAnother huge romance film between Taylor and Burton not since Anthony and Cleopatra. Except there were way more smooching scenes in the Sandpiper. A sandpiper did fly and land on the head of Liz Taylor. |
