Trilogy (1969)

When Miriam communicate to along that way found a Miller, Who has saving her family lives in England, Who's been missing to thirty years.

Director:

Frank Perry

Writers:

Truman Capote (screenplay), Truman Capote (stories)

Stars:

Geraldine Page, Donnie Melvin, Lavinia Cassels

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Cast

Credited cast:
Geraldine Page	...	Woman (segment "A Christmas Memory")
Donnie Melvin	...	Buddy (segment "A Christmas Memory")
Lavinia Cassels	...	Aunts (segment "A Christmas Memory")
Christine Marler	...	Aunts (segment "A Christmas Memory")
Josip Elic	...	HaHa (segment "A Christmas Memory")
Lynn Forman	...	Woman in Car (segment "A Christmas Memory")
Win Forman	...	Storekeeper (segment "A Christmas Memory")
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beverly Ballard	...	Nina (segment "Miriam")
Martin Balsam	...	Ivor Belli (segment "Among the Paths to Eden")
Truman Capote	...	Narrated by (segment "A Christmas Memory") (voice) (as Mr. Capote)
Jane Connell	...	Mrs. Connolly (segment "Miriam")
Susan Dunfee	...	Miriam (segment "Miriam")
Phyllis Eldridge	...	Woman in Automat (segment "Miriam")
Niki Flacks	...	Clerk in Shop
Carol Gustafson	...	Miss Lake (segment "Miriam")

Storyline

"Miriam": Miss Miller has spent her life as a governess for children in some of the most fashionable homes in New York. She is shocked one day to learn that one of her "babies" is expecting a baby of her own and rejects Miss Miller's offer to be the nurse for the forthcoming child. That night, Miss Miller meets Miriam, a strange young girl who resembles Miss Miller when she was a child. Miriam, critical of everything Miss Miller has or does, constantly taunts her about a loveless existence, leading to a violent confrontation and chilling denouement. "Among The Paths To Eden": Mary O'Meaghan, a spinster, strikes up a conversation in a Queens, New York cemetery with a widower who is putting flowers on his deceased wife's grave. After establishing a modest rapport, Mary reveals to the bemused man that she had come to the graveyard specifically looking for a lonely widower, inasmuch as a friend of hers had found two husbands in a cemetery. "A Christmas Memory": As Christmastime approaches...

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | cemetery | boy | graveyard | memory | 

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Taglines:

An Event.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

Truman Capote's Trilogy

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Francis Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Production on the segment "A Christmas Memory" was nearly cancelled when Geraldine Page's commitment to appear in a Broadway play threatened to coincide with the shooting schedule. The play was a flop and ran for only ten performances, closing only three days before shooting commenced in Snowdoun, Alabama.

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Goofs

Although set during the Depression, a Dr Pepper sign is painted across the front of a general store. The product was spelled Dr. Pepper (with a period) until the 1950's redesign.

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Quotes

Miriam: Ungrateful little monsters...they've forgotten all about you. You've hardly slept through a night because of them, cleaned up their messes, nursed them through fevers, wiped up their vomit, put up with their tantrums, you've given your life for them...they don't even know you're alive!

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Alternate Versions

Originally airing on ABC-Television as three separate 52-minute specials, "A Christmas Memory" remained unedited for this release, but "Miriam" and "Among The Paths To Eden" were each trimmed to approximately 25 minutes for a total theatrical running time of 110 minutes.

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Connections

Edited from ABC Stage 67: A Christmas Memory (1966)

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Soundtracks

For My Sake
Music by Meyer Kupferman
Lyrics by Eleanor Perry

User Reviews

A can't miss.... So why so few songs of praise?

I can hardly begin to sing the praises of EVERYONE involved in this production!!! From Director Frank Perry, Writer Lynn Perry(Franks wife), All of the actors involved, Geraldine Page being the star and rest unknowns, are truly magnificent!!! Page, as usual, shows why she was believed to be the greatest actress of the last half of the twentieth century. In my opinion, she was the greatest actress in terms of consistently turning in remarkable performances throughout her entire career. A REVELATION SHE WAS!!!

That being said, this beautiful, quiet, honest, allegory about a boy learning about devotion, pure love, and joy in the simpler things.(This is set during the depression). Based largely on his own life, Truman Capote fashions a remembrance of love for this grandmotherly type woman who teaches him life's unconventional plan. Joy, acceptance, and never losing your dream is told in such a subtle, realistic way. Oh my, I can't forget the third member in this story, Queenie. Queenie is Miss Sooks pet dog and whoever trained her did a masterful job. Even she will steal your heart! What Mr. Capote was conveying was the coming of age of a boy who learned and idolized his friends (Miss Sook and Queenie) and ultimately life's lesson in loss, meaning nothing stays the same, even though we are comfortable with our circumstances. the end is breathtakingly true.