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A Christmas Memory

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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.
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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
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Glenn Jordan

Director

Patty Duke

Sook

Eric Lloyd

Buddy

Piper Laurie

Jennie

Anita Gillette

Callie

Jeffrey DeMunn

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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
Glenn Jordan
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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