Minnelli pulls back the stinky underbelly of this Texan-hell family in all his scope splendor
Home From the Hill (1960)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:5
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8/10
Synopsis: In one of the finest examples of western melodramas, Theron is emotionally tortured by his parents' frigid marriage. Before he was born, his father had an affair with a local woman that resulted in... In one of the finest examples of western melodramas, Theron is emotionally tortured by his parents' frigid marriage. Before he was born, his father had an affair with a local woman that resulted in an illegitimate son. Damaged by his mother's scorn and his father's callousness, Theron carries on his father's legacy by mistreating his own girlfriend. His impoverished half-brother Rafe grew up in the shadow of his spoiled brother. Unlike Theron, Rafe comes to terms with his brother, his absent father and the life that was denied him. Superb performances by all. [More]
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard, George Hamilton
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard, George Hamilton, Luana Patten, Everett Sloane, Constance Ford, Ray Teal, Anne Seymour
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Screenwriter: Frank Harriet,
Producer: Edmund Grainger
Composer: Bronislau Kaper, Charles Wolcott
Reviews for Home From the Hill
Powerful look at male roles, showing innovative approaches to story telling.
A great drama enhanced by the terrific performances of Robert Mitchum, George Hamilton, George Peppard and Eleanor Parker.
Along with Some Came Running, it ranks as Minnelli's finest family melodrama, lurid and flamboyant yet also deeply emotional and incisive in its critique of the patriarchal order; Robert Mitchum as the patriarch is superb.
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