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Available
Description
The saga of three generations of the Trask and Hamilton families in the early 1900's in Northern California.
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A teenager is jealous of the love shown to his brother.
It could have been a lot worse. The book is unfilmable; a faithful adaptation would be about eight hours long, and an unfaithful adaptation is guaranteed to be inferior (this is Steinbeck we're talking about, after all). Focusing on just a
Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.2/4
It could have been a lot worse. The book is unfilmable; a faithful adaptation would be about eight hours long, and an unfaithful adaptation is guaranteed to be inferior (this is Steinbeck we're talking about, after all). Focusing on just a
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small part of the book is a good idea, but why on earth would they pick the end of the book? Bah! I've really got to stop watching adaptations soon after reading the book. It only ever upsets me.Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: C
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.2/4
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Awards
Academy Award (Nominee — Best Supporting Actress — 1955)
National Film Registry (2016)