A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Elia Kazan, 1945)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945 // USA // Elia Kazan Letterboxd (LINK) The epitome of Hollywood sentimentalism, and another lower-class white-family struggling in life at the turn of the century. It’s also Elia Kazan‘s debut feature, adapted from an autobiographical novel of the same name by Betty Smith. The story was shortened and focused on the few… Continue reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Elia Kazan, 1945)