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Tender Is the Night

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Against the counsel of his friends, psychiatrist Dick Diver (Jason Robards Jr.) marries Nicole Warren (Jennifer Jones), a beautiful but unstable young woman from a moneyed family. Thoroughly enraptured, he forsakes his career in medicine for life as a playboy, until one day Dick is charmed by Rosemary Hoyt (Jill St. John), an American traveling abroad. The thought of Dick possibly being attracted to someone else sends Nicole on an emotional downward spiral that threatens to consume them both.
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Janet Graves Photoplay In spite of good acting, it isn't too successful at invading the worlds of psychoanalysis and the very rich, who fascinated Fitzgerald so. Nov 18, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Victor T Jennifer Jones as the troubled central character is fascinating to watch. Her beauty is untouchable. Joan Fontaine in a supporting role is strangely bizarre. Jason Robards shines as the main character. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/16/23 Full Review Audience Member You'll immediately get tired of Jennifer Jones saying "Dick." Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Tender is the Night adaptation had the same feeling of the novel, too bad the characters were underdeveloped and the film was a little bit too long to be my liking. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Ponderous, overlong adaptation of Fitzgerald's final published novel. Jones is completely wrong in the lead, at least a decade and a half too old and of the wrong temperament, Robards is a great actor but similarly miscast. Jill St. John looks great but doesn't get under the skin of her character. A botched enterprise that looks beautiful but is empty. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member An F.Scott Fitzgerald Story come to Life.She is his Patient in a Lux Sanitarium in Switzerland.She is an Heiress & Beautiful, they are both in Love with Him.They Marry & embark on a very Lush Lifestyle on the Riviera.It is Delicious Visually with a Wonderful Story.I Adore this Movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Movie....a mid 3, Fashion...a high FIVE....Jackie O, Michelle O and the well dressed women of Mad Men could all dress from the wardrobe of this movie...and the colors Nicole wore...this movie is worth it just to see the fashion....a full Ann Klien, Chanel, or DK pret-a-porte line could be done from this movie...hats and gloves..... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Against the counsel of his friends, psychiatrist Dick Diver (Jason Robards Jr.) marries Nicole Warren (Jennifer Jones), a beautiful but unstable young woman from a moneyed family. Thoroughly enraptured, he forsakes his career in medicine for life as a playboy, until one day Dick is charmed by Rosemary Hoyt (Jill St. John), an American traveling abroad. The thought of Dick possibly being attracted to someone else sends Nicole on an emotional downward spiral that threatens to consume them both.
Director
Henry King
Producer
Henry T. Weinstein
Screenwriter
Ivan Moffat
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2011
Runtime
2h 26m
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