Drama · Romance · Crime
American
1951 · Directed by George Stevens · 122 min
A poor young man takes a factory job at his wealthy relatives' firm and finds himself drawn between two very different women, one from his own world and one from the world he longs to enter. A hushed, intimate drama about ambition, desire and class in postwar America.
Why it matters in cinema history
A key example of Hollywood's postwar turn toward psychological realism and social criticism, and a bridge between classical studio polish and the more introspective acting that would dominate the 1950s.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a study of wanting: how the camera and the actors show what a quiet character desires before he can say it.
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