The Member of the Wedding Movie Review 1997

The second TV remake of Carson's McCuller's 1946 novel follows the adolescent struggles of 12-year-old Frankie Adams (Paquin). It's the summer of 1944 in Georgia and desperate for a change, Frankie decides the wedding of her brother Jarvis (McGrath) will give her the opportunity to leave her troubles behind. Woodard is the family's gentle but no-nonsense housekeeper Berenice.

Distribution

Hallmark Home Entertainment, 6100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90048, Phone: (213)634-3000, Fax: (213)549-3760, Remarks: Lainie Handelman, Mktg.

Available on VHS
Running time 93 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Wedding Bells, Childhood Visions, Coming of Age, American South, Period Piece: 1940s, The Help: Female

Screenplay

David W. Rintels

Cast

Anna Paquin, Alfre Woodard, Matt McGrath, Corey Dunn, Anne Tremko, Enrico Colantoni

Cinematography

Paul LaMastra

Director

Fielder Cook

Music

Laurence Rosenthal

Producer

David W. Rintels, Victoria Riskin, USA Network