A Christmas Memory

TV Movie
1997
Not Rated
1h 36m

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Seven year old Buddy experiences the best of country life, friendship, and the joy of giving during the Christmas season. Based on the story by Truman Capote.Seven year old Buddy experiences the best of country life, friendship, and the joy of giving during the Christmas season. Based on the story by Truman Capote.Seven year old Buddy experiences the best of country life, friendship, and the joy of giving during the Christmas season. Based on the story by Truman Capote.

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7.0/10

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- 1 nomination

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Camera and makeup illusions help to make Eric LLoyd who's actually 11 years old play a 7 year old. And Sook who's supposed to be the oldest sister, but believed to be not very bright is governed by Jennie who has assumed head of household. The other two cousins are supposed to the youngest. When this was filmed Piper Laurie (Jennie) is 65, Jeffrey DeMunn (Seabone) is 50, Anita Gillette (Callie) is 61, and Patty Duke (Sook) who was supposed to be the oldest cousin was 51.

Connections
Remake of ABC Stage 67: A Christmas Memory (1966)

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Beautifully sensitive portrayal of beloved Sook by Patty Duke.

Anyone with even the most rudimentary knowledge of Truman Capote and his boyhood years will find this wonderful adaptation right on the mark. The prior, much shorter work (1967) was also wonderfully executed with Geraldine Paige bringing her own interpretations to the screen. Truman Capote narrated that version and it was necessary to slow down the audio track of his voice in order to lower his intonations. No computers to do it then!

But, for my money, the Patty Duke version succeeds on all levels in bringing a superior work to the screen on a television budget.