tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post5061681616898118162..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: A Summer Place: Old Love Rekindled and New Love Set AflameRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-77809112819234587452011-01-31T19:38:31.138-05:002011-01-31T19:38:31.138-05:00TCM USA is showing "A Summer Place" on M...TCM USA is showing "A Summer Place" on March 21, Parrish on April 17, and Susan Slade on April 22! Set your recorders!panavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-23660828617844642762011-01-31T15:30:46.960-05:002011-01-31T15:30:46.960-05:00Yes, Karl is a bit of a ham in PARRISH, but I stil...Yes, Karl is a bit of a ham in PARRISH, but I still love him in it--especially the scene where he describes to Troy the rigors of his new job.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-5780904712168021432011-01-31T15:22:43.488-05:002011-01-31T15:22:43.488-05:00I like the description "classy sudser". ...I like the description "classy sudser". All I remember of Parrish was Karl Malden chewing scenery. Susan Slade is great melodrama. A Summer Place is the best of the lot, but all are worth a viewing.panavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-71504952173430695442011-01-29T17:55:46.057-05:002011-01-29T17:55:46.057-05:00Aki, I'm a SUSAN SLADE fan, too, but probably ...Aki, I'm a SUSAN SLADE fan, too, but probably rank it third among the Donahue-Daves collaborations, after PARRISH and A SUMMER PLACE.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-10137417729222083922011-01-29T17:54:12.565-05:002011-01-29T17:54:12.565-05:00Becky, there is a definite soap opera quality to P...Becky, there is a definite soap opera quality to PICNIC and I don't mean that as a negative at all. The strongest characters are all female: Flo, Millie, and Rosemary. Life without love--or on the case of Rosemary, companionship--is a predominant theme. The romantic ending glosses over the reality of the situation (i.e., Hal and Madge love each, but he has no career plans beyond taking a job as a bellhop). By the way, it's one of my favorite films.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-46636270022232984542011-01-29T17:35:09.105-05:002011-01-29T17:35:09.105-05:00Rick, I haven't seen this movie for many years...Rick, I haven't seen this movie for many years. I remember liking it, but not as much as I do Susan Slade. It was quite soapy with all the soup suds elements which are required for soap made movies. The best thing about this movie is Troy Donahue. He is so good looking that I just wanted him to be in every scene. Sark, your sister has good taste in men!! Had Gort been a man instead of a robot, I am sure he would have had Troy's golden looks! The music is haunting and is on my iPod. Enjoyed your review very much.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037507780056714337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-29887066255556138892011-01-29T12:09:36.305-05:002011-01-29T12:09:36.305-05:00Rick, I have always looked at A Summer Place as on...Rick, I have always looked at A Summer Place as one of my "guilty pleasure" movies. It is indeed a soap (UNLIKE Picnic, a great play by a great writer -- really, you guys!) Summer Place is gorgeous to look at, has adultery and teen sex, virginity exams, alcoholism -- all the things that make a great soap. I dont' think it is a stand-out movie -- the music is the classiest part -- and yet I really like it! Go figure -- fun review, Rick.ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-73561378192778804372011-01-28T19:57:44.947-05:002011-01-28T19:57:44.947-05:00Toto, I'm fan of PARRISH and SUSAN SLADE, too ...Toto, I'm fan of PARRISH and SUSAN SLADE, too (though I agree that the former is the better of the two). You're right about the marvelous setting for A SUMMER PLACE. Sark, if though PICNIC was penned by playwright William Inge, it's a soap to the same extent as SUMMER PLACE--and I love it, too. Kim, I watched an episode of the THRILLER TV series, with Constance Ford as a conniving blackmailer...I think she got typecast in those kind of roles.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-51215564721254800142011-01-28T19:28:46.903-05:002011-01-28T19:28:46.903-05:00Since I recall you being a fan of the soapy films,...Since I recall you being a fan of the soapy films, Rick, I thought you'd have a weekly or monthly feature focusing on them. I've seen A SUMMER PLACE and enjoyed it. I really like Sandra Dee but have always found Troy Donahue to be somewhat bland and too rigid (though my sister thinks he's adorable). I haven't seen very many of the soapy movies from the 50s, but my favorite -- if it fits in the subgenre -- is PICNIC. Thanks, Rick, for a splendid read, with some great pictures (particularly the last one with Sandra Dee standing next to Gort... oh, that's Troy, isn't it?).sarkoffagushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922698736476674377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-8789106282907766152011-01-28T14:57:58.549-05:002011-01-28T14:57:58.549-05:00Excellent review of a classic Delmer Daves work, R...Excellent review of a classic Delmer Daves work, Rick! The setting is picture post-card perfect and the musical score indelible. The characters are fascinating. Helen seems to find her greatest joy in her plotting conversations on phone with her mother. Bart escapes into alcohol. One can see why the allure of youthful memories push their spouses straight into each other's arms again. But it's Molly and Johnny that we watch with greatest interest, wondering what impact this summer will have on them. I am quite fond of "A Summer Place" and "Parrish" and even "Susan Slade" though it has a few stupid moments like Susan's mother leaving her lighter in a very accessible place to a toddler.<br />The truth is, in the midst of winter, we all long for a summer place. Very well done!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-29729491381899570622011-01-28T11:02:22.364-05:002011-01-28T11:02:22.364-05:00Well, Rick, I've not seen this, but after read...Well, Rick, I've not seen this, but after reading your review I have to say I think this sounds like a soap opera...it even has Constance Ford in it, who was on the NBC soap Another World. I was never a big Sandra Dee fan, but I suspect her scenes with Ford where something to watch.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.com