"All fall down" has a dated screenplay but the cast makes it an eminently watchable movie;this is a super quintet and it's difficult to tell who the best is: Angela Landsbury as the holier-than-thou over possessive mom in love with her eldest boy :a part she would take on in Frankenheimer's masterpiece "Manchourian candidate " in which she was IMHO the absolute stand-out.
Karl Marlden as the grumpy commie who never goes to church and who takes on the Magi for Christmas .He and Landsbury created a stifling unbearable atmosphere in their house which would like to show the perfect family.
Warren Beatty as the lady killer ,a God for his family, a model for his kid brother.And finally an unsatisfied alcoholic brute of a man.
Eva Marie Saint ,who played opposite Malden in "On the waterfront" and later in the MTV "Titanic" ,is the loveliest "spinster " you can meet.She is a brittle frail young woman,she does not seem armed against life's difficulties.Although she comes first in the cast and credits ,Saint 's part does not excess 45 minutes .
Brandon de Wilde as the younger son,a sixteen-year- old kid ,whose hero is Berry-Berry,the big brother whose life is full of beautiful women.Brandon de Wilde ,who sadly was to die very young ,had a similar part in Martin Ritt's "Hud" (1963)where he played opposite Newman ,his uncle in the movie: their relationship in the two movies is surprisingly similar.And the conclusion is about the same.
Clinton is actually the center of the story ,the real hero of the movie:it's the difficult transition from adolescence to adult.Clint has got to get old before his age.His first love was a tragedy.He was betrayed by the person he loved the most.No one in his family can provide him with support or compassion.
All has not fallen down.Clint does not hate life anymore.
Karl Marlden as the grumpy commie who never goes to church and who takes on the Magi for Christmas .He and Landsbury created a stifling unbearable atmosphere in their house which would like to show the perfect family.
Warren Beatty as the lady killer ,a God for his family, a model for his kid brother.And finally an unsatisfied alcoholic brute of a man.
Eva Marie Saint ,who played opposite Malden in "On the waterfront" and later in the MTV "Titanic" ,is the loveliest "spinster " you can meet.She is a brittle frail young woman,she does not seem armed against life's difficulties.Although she comes first in the cast and credits ,Saint 's part does not excess 45 minutes .
Brandon de Wilde as the younger son,a sixteen-year- old kid ,whose hero is Berry-Berry,the big brother whose life is full of beautiful women.Brandon de Wilde ,who sadly was to die very young ,had a similar part in Martin Ritt's "Hud" (1963)where he played opposite Newman ,his uncle in the movie: their relationship in the two movies is surprisingly similar.And the conclusion is about the same.
Clinton is actually the center of the story ,the real hero of the movie:it's the difficult transition from adolescence to adult.Clint has got to get old before his age.His first love was a tragedy.He was betrayed by the person he loved the most.No one in his family can provide him with support or compassion.
All has not fallen down.Clint does not hate life anymore.