- Inside Daisy Clover
Infobox Movie
name = Inside Daisy Clover
image_size=
caption= Original film poster
imdb_id = 0059314
producer =Alan J. Pakula
director =Robert Mulligan
writer =Gavin Lambert
starring =Natalie Wood Christopher Plummer Robert Redford
music =André Previn
cinematography =Charles Lang
editing = Aaron Stell
distributor =Warner Bros. Pictures
released = 1965
runtime = 128 min.
language ="Inside Daisy Clover" (1965) is a
motion picture based on the 1963 novel byGavin Lambert .Plot
The plot centers on a teen-aged
tomboy 's dreams ofHollywood stardom in the 1930s. Once she becomes an established success, she is forced to deal with the pressures of fame, a complicated relationship with her mother, an unsteady, love-hate romance with her manager, and marriage to a screen idol who she discovers is acloset homosexual .Reception
Directed by
Robert Mulligan , the film was a majorbox office disappointment, something Lambert discussed in his 2004 book about actress Natalie Wood. The actress was far too old and glamorous to portray the younger, "Plain Jane " Daisy convincingly, and the screenplay, glossing over much of the book's grittiness at the behest of studio heads, turned a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of Hollywood into a more optimisticCinderella -like story.Although Wood herself sings the introduction to the song "You're Gonna Hear From Me" (by
Dory Previn andAndre Previn , who composed the score) Daisy sings for her screen test for Swan Studios, the remainder of the tune was sung byJackie Ward .Principal cast
*
Natalie Wood : Daisy Clover
*Christopher Plummer : Raymond Swan
*Robert Redford : Wade Lewis
*Roddy McDowall : Walter Baines
*Ruth Gordon : The Dealer (Daisy's Mother)1966 awards and nominations
*Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Ruth Gordon, nominee)
*Academy Award for Best Color Art Direction/Set Decoration in Color (Robert Clatworthy and George James Hopkins, nominees)
*Academy Award for Best Color Costume Design (Edith Head , nominee)
*Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress (Ruth Gordon, winner)
*Golden Globe for Most Promising Male Newcomer (Robert Redford, winner)
*Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical (Natalie Wood, nominee)References
*"Natalie Wood: A Life" (2004) by Gavin Lambert, ISBN 0-375-43315-5
External links
*imdb title|id=0059314|title=Inside Daisy Clover
*rotten-tomatoes|id=inside_daisy_clover|title=Inside Daisy Clover
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