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Member of the Wedding [VHS] | ![Member of the Wedding [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51EEM766XNL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Fred Zinnemann
Actors: Ethel Waters, Julie Harris, Brandon De Wilde, Arthur Franz, Nancy Gates
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: Video
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Seller: blueabby2
Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 899
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 93 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6302874912
UPC: 043396609303
EAN: 9786302874914
ASIN: 6302874912
Theatrical Release Date: 1953
Release Date: June 25, 1996
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 Landmark drama for a 50s film January 8, 2010
Daniel Killman (Nashville, TN USA)
MEMBER OF THE WEDDING was a landmark in an era when movies were still sentimental, melodramatic, or else full of spectacle in order to compete with television as it was coming of age. It was innovative in that it kept its faithfulness to the stage play and didn't sell out to standard Hollywood fair. Broadway's finest plays often have had more of an intellectual appeal, and therefore Hollywood often times had to "adjust" them to make them marketable to general audiences who weren't so intellectual. (Just check out the way the early 50s film of THE GLASS MENAGERIE nearly destroyed the Tennessee Williams play, or the way producers had to mercilessly sanitize the late 50s film of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF.) The uniqueness of this play/movie is that it not plot driven but rather more character driven; not a lot happens, yet strongly and brilliantly fleshed out characters make it a masterwork, and that's the nature of the piece.
 Fine acting, boring story October 8, 2008
Anony Mous (Los Angeles)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
I found the acting and directing excellent, but the storyline itself was quite repetitious and increasingly boring. Despite having a main fascinating character--who seemed to border on mental illness--there wasn't enough plot development to sustain my interest and develop sympathy for that character.
"A Member-able Experience" September 14, 2008
Phoebe Stogstill (by the shores of Gitchee Goomie)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Pre-teenage angst at its best. For anyone, like myself that was a bit tomboy-ish and had major hero worship for an older brother, this story and movie hit awfully close to home. Julie Harris deserves at least three Oscars for her performance as does Ethyl Waters. If you are mesmerized by Deep-Southy in the fifties this will do it for you. This is a great, great movie made from filming the original stage players at their work. I hope it will soon be on an affordable DVD so I can watch it again and again and again. Oh, and by the way, I was not a member of the wedding of my brother, but he did ask me to serve the cake. JUNE 1, 2009--I recently re-viewed this movie and must mention that I was so impressed by a young Brandon de Wilde's performance. We possibly remember him best from SHANE, but he is so good in "Member." I wanted to "Be there right in that movie and get to know him." It is very hard to get this movie on DVD, but it is in the Stanley Kramer Collection of five movies and I highly recommend it. I have been Googling for more Brandon de Wilde movies I might like to view. He is no longer amongst us as he died as a result of a motorcycle accident in '72, but boy howdy did he shine in his childhood roles.
 "They are the we of me" July 29, 2007
Westley (Stuck in my head)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
"The Member of the Wedding" is based on the brilliant book (and later play) by Carson McCullers. The stage play starred the same cast in the three main roles - Julie Harris (Frankie), Ethel Waters (Bernice), and Brandon de Wilde (John Henry). Frankie is a 12-year-old southern girl who is misunderstood by her peers and somewhat ignored by her business-owner widowed father. She spends her days idling with her 6-year-old cousin, John Henry, and the family cook, Bernice. Frankie is starting to experience the kind of alienation common in young girls; she idealizes everything and her attempts to feel special are thwarted by reality. When her older brother (Jarvis) returns from the military and announces his upcoming wedding, Frankie goes moony and plans on running away with Jarvis and his fiancé. She's finally found a way of making herself part of a "we." All she really wants is a place to belong; however, that's going to be tricky.
Keeping the same Broadway cast for a movie was somewhat unusual at the time - even the classic "Streetcar Named Desire" booted Jessica Tandy in favor of Vivian Leigh. Ethel Waters and Brandon de Wilde come across beautifully with finely nuanced performances. Julie Harris' performance, on the other hand, is extremely "theatrical." Obviously, stage performances do not always translate to film, which emphasizes close-ups and increased intimacy. Furthermore, Harris was 25 years old and looks not a day under 30, and she just isn't believable as a young girl. Nevertheless, she was nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award, losing to another stage actress, Shirley Booth.
Eventually, the elements come together to form a fine film. In particular, the direction (Fred Zinnemann) and amazing writing shine through nicely. Overall, "The Member of the Wedding" is a solid and enjoyable coming of age story. I just wish that I believed that Frankie was truly "coming of age" and not headed toward middle-age.
This classic deserves a DVD release! July 28, 2007
D. Harris (Houston)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I can't believe this classic has not been released as a DVD, while all manner of junk has been. Ridiculous. This is a classic all the way around - source material by Carson McCullers, direction by Fred Zinneman, wonderful performance by Ethel Waters, and a legendary one by Julie Harris!
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