based on play or musical,alcoholic,older woman younger man relationship,prodigal son,fading star

Sweet Bird of Youth (1989)

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A Passionate Romance

Tennessee William’s masterful melodrama about an aging movie star who, appalled by her own image on the screen, flees from her movie premiere and goes into seclusion, becoming entangled with a much younger hotel masseur and resident gigolo.

Cast & Crew

Director
Nicolas Roeg
  • Profile picture of Elizabeth Taylor
    Alexandra Del Lago Elizabeth Taylor
  • Profile picture of Mark Harmon
    Chance Wayne Mark Harmon
  • Profile picture of Valerie Perrine
    Miss Lucy Valerie Perrine
  • Profile picture of Seymour Cassel
    Hatcher Seymour Cassel
  • Profile picture of Rip Torn
    Boss Finley Rip Torn
  • Profile picture of Ronnie Claire Edwards
    Aunt Nonnie Ronnie Claire Edwards
  • Profile picture of Megan Blake
    Violet Megan Blake

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Keywords

  • based on play or musical
  • alcoholic
  • older woman younger man relationship
  • prodigal son
  • fading star