Splendor in the Grass (DVD)

One of the most moving, sentimental, and loving films ever made. Beautiful from start to even the bittersweet end. My heart broke infinitely for Deanie. I empathized with her so much because I felt her infinitely intense pain and heartbreak after losing Bud and I have experienced something like this before but I won't go into that but just take my word for it--it was a very heartbreaking experience. Every time I watch the last scene I cry my eyes out--I cry like a baby. If only he waited for her they would have lived happily ever after. Bud was the greatest love of Deanie's life and even if Bud does not admit it or say it ; Deanie is the greatest love of his life. It broke my heart when Deanie told Bud when she saw him for the very last time in her beautiful white outfit that she was getting married next month to the boy she met at the sanitarium. And Bud says "Are you Deanie?...I'm so happy for you." But of course you know he doesn't really mean it and you can hear the pain in his voice as he says that. And you can hear the hurt in Deanie's voice when she told him the news and see the pain in her eyes--both of their eyes as if they both were about to cry. Bud and Deanie pretend that they're happy that they have married or are about to marry other people other than each other which is of course tearing both their hearts apart. Also, when I saw Deanie meet and hold Bud and that wife of his baby boy; I could see the hurt and pain in her face and eyes--that painful look on her face and eyes simply says "If only he just waited for me and loved me as much as I love and worship him, this little boy could have been our son together instead of him and that other girl he married." I know that when Bud saw Deanie so beautiful after 2 and a half years; he wished so much that he could just go back to her and regretted so much with all his heart marrying that other girl instead of waiting for his true love. But it was too late already-- it wouldn't have been if only he and that other girl didn't have a kid together already. Whenever I think of Deanie and Bud, I always think of that song by Ambrosia called "How Much I Feef" and that heartbreaking but beautiful line almost to the end "How's your life been going on I've got a wife now and years we've been going strong...but there's just something that I have to say, sometimes when we make love I still see your face,,," That's exactly Bud and Deanie's heartbreaking situation; they got stuck with not marrying their true loves or the greatest love of their lives which are each other. I bet whenever Bud makes love to that other girl he married; he wishes so much that it was Deanie that he was making love to instead of that other girl and of course sees Deanie's face instead of that second rate girl he married instead. Same thing for Deanie but of course my utmost sympathy and love goes to her unlike that Bud. I have a strong feeling that when she makes love to that husband of hers she wishes so much that it was Bud instead and sees his face instead of that other guy she was stuck with marrying. And anytime; I bet when she's holding his hand or just kissing him--I know she wishes with all her heart that he was Bud instead. So sad, so heartbreaking, and just makes you want to sob and weep to kingdom come; especially if you are a sentimental gal like me. Oh, almost always go through the whole box of Kleenex when I watch the last part, and open a new box when Deanie says goodbye to Bud and drives off with her two best friends. One of her friends too at the end asks her if she still loves Bud, she doesn't really answer but just smiles and says the poem by Wordsworth. But of course by the sweet smile in her face and look in her eyes--you know she'll love him forever and no man--even her husband whom she is about to marry later on could ever replace bud which is forever the greatest love of her life. And same goes especially for Bud; nobody could ever replace the greatest love of his life which is Deanie. Love this movie; this is one of the films that makes you think how fragile the heart and soul is, especially a young teenage girl's heart. I blame Bud; he was such a jerk. If only he could've controlled his sexual urges, he would have patiently waited for Deanie. Deanie loved him more than he loved her and that's a fact. So sad and heartbreaking. Nothing could ever bring back the hour of splendor in the grass for both of them especially for Deanie. That poor girl. My heart breaks for her infinitely.

Very glad I got this movie. I've always liked Natalie Wood, and saw it on classic movie channel a few times. Very good acting by all.

I am happy to own this movie and play it whenever I just like to relax with some quality Hollywood. What a contrast to today's morality.

Saw the film several times. It has all the story tales of love and happiness; hurt and sadness; life and death; youth and grown experiences; rich and poor saga…you name it. Splendor in the Grass is a keeper!!!!

I always loved this classic story with a young Natalie Wood. It's in B&W but the story and directing pass the test of time. No bad language. No offensive scenes. It was made back when the story itself was the entertainment and the writers, directors and society itself had a high standard and taste for intelligent entertainment.Natalie plays a girl from a lower class family who falls for the football star of her High School. The self-made wealthy parents of the boy (Warren Beatty) have higher plans for their son. An Ivy League education at Yale; marriage to a fine young lady with a good pedigree. But the young couple's love is true. Pressured hard by his parents, the boy tries to grudgingly obey them by breaking off with the smitten Natalie, causing her whole world to topple. She ends up having a mental break-down but finds her way back through therapy. The end is a twist and very bitter-sweet. It's sad because they both end up in a place that will forever be second choice for both of them. She has risen higher, and he has descended lower. But the longing and ache are felt by the viewers as the watch the fate of true love as it is lost but never will be forgotten, and the realization that something that could have been precious and beautiful will never be.It's a favorite movie that I have watched several times and will watch again. But like One Flew Over The Cukoo's Nest, I always walk away sad that the ending couldn't have been different. Well worth the watch.

This movie is as I remember it when I first watched it in the theater years and years ago. It is timeless.,

Much better than expected. If you are a hisyory buff, i highly recomed this product.

Great movie

It is surprising to realise that this film was made half a century ago, as it has dated well, and is still well worth a look. The young and very handsome Warren Beatty plays the role of Bud with a confidence that is impressive, especially considering that this was his debut film. Natalie Wood is perfect as the troubled teenager Deanie. Bud never intends to hurt her, but Deanie's fragile nature sends her into a downward slide, when she sees Bud with another girl. The film here is a good quality transfer, and looks much clearer than a VHS copy I saw years ago. The film is coloured with warm and autumnal settings, outdoor scenes of sunshine and open space, wonderfully photographed. But it is the acting that will leave a lasting impression. A great film to watch, even after repeated viewing.The extra features are the theatrical trailer, and a Roadrunner cartoon from the same year, which was oscar-nominated.

This is probably my all-time favourite American film; a poignant story of repressed sexualityand love which is both romantic and touchingly naive. Even the theme music is perfectfor the story, sad and hopeful by turns. Natalie Wood is Deanie, smitten by love for Bud -not the best of choices IMO, since compared to her his brainpower seems a bit lacking(he gets chucked out of Yale) - and she goes temporarily potty when their love affairfinishes, Bud's father disapproving of the relationship.... who can forget her heartbroken statement to hermother 'I'm not spoiled! I'm not spoiled! I'm a good little, good little, GOOD LITTLE GIRL' at which pointher head disappears in the bathwater, face down.... Bud has a sister, Ginny - I love her amoral song 'Everyone'stalking 'bout Mabel' and she's the funniest character in the film. Warren Beatty does what he can with Bud, though nobody coulddo much with such a Philistine. Only one line deserves to be deleted (not bad going.........)'Always drink plenty of milk, Deanie,' which for some odd reason is spoken twice, though not in the same scene...I think I'll ignore this advice - it's horrible stuff............

I first saw this film as a teenager and loved it then, and I bought it recently because I wanted to relive my youth, I suppose! It seems quaint nowadays, but in the time that this film is set, 'good girls' kept themselves chaste, and were not expected to enjoy sex even when they were married and 'allowed' to have it! I think this may have been a first for Warren Beatty, and Natalie Wood plays the part of the besotted girlfriend very well. I did enjoy it.

THis was a movie that I had seen when I was 15 on a black and white TV in Turkey and it had stayed in my mind since. I was very happy to find and purchase it as I always wanted to have it in my collection. The seller(Afternoon Matinee) was the fastest seller to deliver what I ordered.(It was my fist shopping from Amazon and through internet)The DVD arrived in three days despite it wasn't a special order or anything and it arrived before the ones which were supposed to be delivered in one day by some other companies. SO I am very happy with the speed of delivery..The product is in a very good condition and it arrived in a very secure and safe packaging.I watched it years later again and happy to keep it in my "Favorite love stories" collection. Natalie Wood is brilliant as the borderline teenager who loves the troubled Bud..The poem which makes the title for the movieis a poem of Walt Whitman and I had heard it for the first time when I watched this movie. Walt Whitman is one of my favorite poest since then. It is a love story which has a happy ending if you ask me in the sense that the poem describes. The pains and memories of a destructive first love and recovery from its pain for both characters in different ways. It's about loving someone a bit too much and letting go of the obsession in the end which doesn't always come with a small price. I remember crying a lot when I watched it for the first time but it didn't have the same affect as I wasn't a teenager and grew up like the main characters of the movie. It's a good drama about love and loss and I definitely suggest to those who tries to understand all the aspects of love.

Extraordinary classic film produced by Elia Kazan,written by William Inge. I was particularly impressed by a young Warren Beatty and moreover, Natalie Wood's stunning performance - can't touch either!The film goes for two hours and the supporting cast's contribution is exemplary: .A torrid love film you're unlikely to forget..