'Candy opinion…'
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Member of the Wedding
ciocio-2 — 15 years ago(January 24, 2011 08:57 PM)
"Candy opinion" I love that. What an affecting movie. But, heyis that the Beave's dad doing the wedding ceremony? Anyway, whatever faults people may find with this movie, I thank goodness the legendary stage play had such an apparently faithful movie made of it (would that we had more of those). It bothers me not at all that Julie Harris was considerably older than Frankie. Very willing suspension of disbelief, and not much of an effort.
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novastar_6 — 15 years ago(January 25, 2011 03:16 PM)
That's for certain, first time I saw this movie, I came into it the day before the wedding when Frankie's coming out of her dress and is in her slip and is all upset, and at first I thought she was a boy, then I realized it was a girl, and I honestly believed she WAS 12, or maybe a little older, no more than 14 I would've bet, nowhere near 27, that's why it works, like Mary Martin as Peter Pan, she was 47 years old and you'd never believe it, my own mother thought she was 25 at the time.
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carmenjones411 — 15 years ago(January 30, 2011 05:16 AM)
I watched it with my girls and they were all confused about Frankie. They also thought she was a boy. When I told them that she was a girl they still thought something was "off" about her. I think it was her age. Julie Harris is great in the film but it's very obvious she is NOT a child.
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novastar_6 — 15 years ago(January 30, 2011 10:26 PM)
That's a thing about it though, it's remarked how much Frankie has grown, nearly finished, like an adult even though she's only 12, and that soldier she met certainly didn't think she was a child and she wasn't trying to look older or anything.
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MStephenmir — 15 years ago(February 20, 2011 10:33 AM)
As a child, I recall experiencing the same confusion about Julie Harris when I saw this film but I think that's why it works.not only does the character feel odd but the audience feels odd about the actress playing the part. For me it is rather like watching a puppeteer, I recognize that something unreal is taking place yet I still believe in it. I've seen the play performed by young girls and I haven't cared for it as much. I'm so glad that the producers had the wisdom to allow Harris to recreate her role.