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The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp

Love is a chain of love... as nature is a chain of life.

19965.81h 47m

Overview

Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s. Becoming an orphan in 1935, Collin moves to his dad's cousins Verena and Dolly. Verena is a rich, bossy businesswoman. Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house.

Directed by Charles Matthau
Written by Stirling Silliphant, Truman Capote, Kirk Ellis
Produced by Charles Matthau, John Davis, James T. Davis
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Top Cast

Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie

Dolly Talbo

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Verena Talbo

Walter Matthau

Walter Matthau

Judge Charlie Cool

Edward Furlong

Edward Furlong

Collin Fenwick

Nell Carter

Nell Carter

Catherine Creek

Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

Dr. Morris Ritz

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Sister Ida

Sean Patrick Flanery

Sean Patrick Flanery

Riley Henderson

Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

Sheriff Junius Candle

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Reverend Buster

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booksouthern usaloss of loved onetree housecoming of ageunrequited loveorphanhousemaidspinsters1940struman capote1930ssister sister relationshipgrass fieldpersonal narrativedeep southcontrolling sister

About The Grass Harp

The Grass Harp is a comedy, drama, family film released in 1996 exploring themes of based on novel or book, southern usa, loss of loved one, tree house, coming of age, unrequited love. Directed by Charles Matthau, it stars Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau. Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s. Becoming an orphan in 1935, Collin moves to his dad's cousins Verena and Dolly. Verena is a rich, bossy businesswoman. Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house.

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