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      A Christmas Memory

      TV-G 1997 1h 36m Holiday Drama List
      Reviews 64% 100+ Ratings Audience Score When his parents split and his New York thespian mother makes her career a priority, exuberant young boy Buddy (Eric Lloyd) is sent to the Depression-era South to live with distant and aging cousins. Though cousin Jennie (Piper Laurie) is strict and joy is hard to come by in the small town, Buddy finds an unlikely friend in his mentally challenged elder cousin, Sook (Patty Duke). Buddy and Sook embark on many delightful exploits, but forces beyond their control threaten to separate them. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member It sucked, like a butt cheek on a stick! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member This adaptation of Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory is a valiant effort and not badly done. Though it does not live up to the wonderful 1967 version with Geradine Page as Sook...it is worth the look see especially since the Page version has never really been given a top quality DVD or Blu Ray release (which it so badly deserves). If you are aware of Capote's The Grass Harp...I think you will see that this particular filmed version is a combination of both the A Christmas Memory and The Grass Harp....and it works to a point. Patty Duke does a great job being Sook Faulk....she can always be counted on to give a fine performance. Have been a fan of the written work and having read it so many times it is almost burned in my memory...this script does lift the narration and the dialogue from the short short pretty faithfully. So, enjoy it for what it is....while we wait for the 1967 version to be released for all the world to once again enjoy. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member A tearful story based on Truman Capote's boyhood in Alabama. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Family movie night was today's advent calendar activity. Ethan gave this a 5. Rodd preferred the version narrated by Truman Capote, but that wasn't on Netflix. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Quite charming. For a 'Christmas story,' it is missing a tad of the Christmas theme, but the spirit reigns throughout this movie. The director brought out just the right balance in the actors to bring out the humor and charm. Recommended. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Haven't seen the '97 version, but they don't have a page for the '66 one--a heartbreaking adaptation of the sublime Capote short story that's narrated by the author himself--so I'm using this one instead. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis When his parents split and his New York thespian mother makes her career a priority, exuberant young boy Buddy (Eric Lloyd) is sent to the Depression-era South to live with distant and aging cousins. Though cousin Jennie (Piper Laurie) is strict and joy is hard to come by in the small town, Buddy finds an unlikely friend in his mentally challenged elder cousin, Sook (Patty Duke). Buddy and Sook embark on many delightful exploits, but forces beyond their control threaten to separate them.
      Director
      Glenn Jordan
      Producer
      Robert Halmi Sr., John Philip Dayton, Duane Poole
      Production Co
      Hallmark Entertainment, RHI Entertainment
      Rating
      TV-G
      Genre
      Holiday, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 24, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 36m
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