Long Day's Journey Into Night
by Sidney Lumet
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Actor: Dean Stockwell, Jason Robards, Jeanne Barr, Katharine Hepburn, Ralph RichardsonDirector: Sidney Lumet
Brand: Ingram
Cinematographer: Boris Kaufman
Editor: Ralph Rosenblum
Producer: Ely A. Landau
Producer: Jack J. Dreyfus Jr.
Producer: Joseph E. Levine
Writer: Eugene O'Neill
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 174 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Republic Pictures
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Movie Review: A very worthwhile journey into brilliance...
Summary: 5 Stars
Maybe it's time I start reevaluating my opinion of Katherine Hepburn. I have long stood by the opinion that she was merely good at what she does and nothing particularly special. I've always boasted a preference for her sister, Audrey, and have laid claim to the feeling that Katherine was one of the most overrated actresses in cinematic history. Lately though, I've been watching a lot of her films either for the first time or again and I've found that the bulk of her work is very impressive. Whether she's carrying a meandering film (`The African Queen'), stealing the limelight away from preferable talent (`Suddenly, Last Summer', where she steals my attention from Elizabeth Taylor, an actress I am much more fond of) or simply being brilliant in a brilliant film (`The Lion in Winter'), she is actually more than just `good' at what she does; she's very, very good.
Yes, I still hold to the fact she has won far too many Oscars, and for sub par work at that (`On Golden Pond' and especially `Look Who's Coming to Dinner' are very mediocre performances at best), but I can no longer say that I don't care for her as an actress.
Her talent is too big to ignore.
So, that brings me to `Long Day's Journey into Night', Sidney Lumet's 1962 theatrical adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play. Based on O'Neill's home life, the story tells of a close knit family slowly falling apart due to addictions and sickness. Mary Tyrone and husband James are in a tattered marriage. James is a failed film star who struggles with alcoholism, which he seems to have handed down to his eldest son Jamie. Mary, in order to cope with her youngest son's possible illness, has resorted to prescription medicines that `ease the pain'. In fact, the youngest son Edmund seems to be the only rational one in the bunch. The film takes place over one evening, while Edmund is awaiting test results. Through the course of the evening the family seems to hash out some of their darkest fears and issues. They confront the reasons behind Mary's addiction, as well as Jamie's harbored resentment for his younger brother.
Yes, this is a stage play adaptation, and beings that it is a faithful one it does not contain much more than lengthy conversations; and with a running time of close to three hours it is not a film for the short of attention.
The performances are truly what make this film so unforgettable. Katherine Hepburn is stunning as the matriarch so close to her wits end. Ralph Richardson is also brilliant as her husband James, attributing his character a balanced sense of frustration and contribution. The real highlights, for me at least, come from Dean Stockwell and Jason Robards, who embody the sons with such fiery determination. As Jamie, Robards is brutally abrasive, devouring his every internal demon. A stark contrast is Stockwell, who gives Edmund the appearance of an observer, allowing him to take in his surroundings before deliberating. All four of them are stunning, but in my opinion this film belongs to Stockwell (although Hepburn is a revelation, don't get me wrong).
If you are a fan of the stage, the cast or the subject (I've always been drawn to the internal struggle of family life) then this is a film you must see. I can't really think of a single flaw. Like I mentioned, there is not much action, so if you are not used to this brand of film layout then you might not be pleased entirely. There is a lot of talking; basically one conversation after the other, but the film is never boring for each actor emotes so well in such a small space. I'd highly recommend this one; highly.
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