Sweet Bird of Youth
1989 · 1h 35m · Drama, TV Movie · United States of America · Rated 12 (DE)
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.
Directed by
Nicolas RoegWritten by
Tennessee Williams6.0Smart score
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alcoholicbased on play or musicalfading starolder woman younger man relationshipprodigal son
Rating12 (DE)
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