The Jilting of Granny Weatherall (TV 1980)

Director:

Randa Haines

Writers:

Corinne Jacker, Katherine Anne Porter (story)

Stars:

Geraldine Fitzgerald, Lois Smith, William Swetland

Cast

Credited cast:
Geraldine Fitzgerald	...	Granny Weatherall
Lois Smith	...	Cornelia
William Swetland	...	Galton
Mia Dillon	...	Hapsay
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Doris Belack	...	Olive (as Dorris Belack)
Frederick Coffin	...	Dr. Harry (as Fred Coffin)
Roy Cooper	...	William
Richard Dow	...	George
Ralph Drischell	...	Father Connelly
Henry Fonda	...	Narrator
Robert Gerringer	...	James (as Bob Gerringer)

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Learning in Focus

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Largely verbatim

I had to watch this as part of my high school English class, so I had just finished reading the original version immediately before viewing it.

It was interesting to see the story put into a visual medium, but there was very little dramatic license taken with it.

The acting is not bad, albeit dated---even by my high school standards (the video was a full 10 years old then). I remember the actor playing the role of George causing some comic relief for the girls in the class; they often referred to him as "that pretty boy that looks like he's constipated".

It's not a bad rendition, all things considered. For young people that may be having trouble reconciling some of the things that are described in the story, the movie does a good job of clearing some of the hazier matters up (for me in particular, when she is trying to tell her relatives a list of things she wants to leave to her friends, family, and relations, I could not quite understand why the people surrounding her weren't seeming to pay attention---this is clarified in the film by having her inner monologue being clearly audible, but her character in reality is so far gone that she is not speaking clearly enough to be understood).