The grotesquely caricatured performances and the evocation of the baking, dusty, indolent homestead make for witty and compelling viewing.
Baby Doll (1956)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:13
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Still controversial, this adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play (by the playwright) caused an outrage upon its release. From this vantage point, Kazan's claustrophobic depiction of the sweaty... Still controversial, this adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play (by the playwright) caused an outrage upon its release. From this vantage point, Kazan's claustrophobic depiction of the sweaty competition between a dim cotton mill owner and his business rival for the attention of the mill owner's simpering child bride is less shocking than harrowing. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Actress--Carroll Baker, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. [More]
Starring: Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock
Starring: Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock, Lonny Chapman
Director: Elia Kazan
Director: Elia Kazan
Composer: Kenyon Hopkins
Reviews for Baby Doll
Regarded as scandalous when it was first released, Baby Doll has lost its shock value but retains a strong, sweaty Deep South sensuality.
Mr. Kazan keeps the courtship bouncing between the emotional and the ludicrous.
Baby Doll (1956) has been called notorious, salacious, revolting, dirty, steamy, lewd, suggestive, morally repellent and provocative.
Tennessee Williams adapted his one act play in this provocative black comedy, directed with expected intensity by Kazan, and acted by a great ensemble, headed by Carroll Baker in her best (Oscar-nominated) performance as the child-bride.
an impressively steamy story for its day with some moments of true greatness
I love this stuff; it's remarkably silly, yet the actors play it so straight you'd think it was Hamlet.
An explosive, provocative black comedy from Tennessee Williams and Elia Kazan.
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