A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (Region B) w/BOOKLET USED

DirectorElia Kazan‘s first film,A Tree Grows in Brooklynshows that the filmmaker’s great empathy for his characters was already quite evident at this early juncture, and this endures as one of the most moving Hollywood dramas of the 1940s. Based onBetty Smith‘s novel a bestseller in the U.S. but also one of the most popular books among American soldiers overseas in WWII Kazan’s debut is a sensitive, masterful adaptation.

Set among Brooklyn tenements circa 1912,A Tree Grows in Brooklynis a portrait of the Nolans, an Irish-American family living in financially challenging circumstances, often made worse by father Johnny’s drinking and employment problems. But matriarch Katie keeps the family together during all of the obstacles, caring for son Neeley and daughter Francie, as well as Ka