Fitzgerald wrote beautiful prose, but much of his work has been difficult to adapt to the screen. With jennifer jones, jason robards, joan fontaine, tom ewell. The song tender is the night was written by sammy fain and paul francis webster and was first recorded by tony bennett in 1961. F scott fitzgerald set on the french riviera in the late 1920s, tender is the night is the tragic romance of the young actress rosemary hoyt and the stylish american couple dick and nicole diver. It is a 20th century american book that rewards knowing. The song tender is the night, from the movie soundtrack, was nominated for the 1962 academy award for best song. Published in 1934, tender is the night was one of the most talkedabout books of the year. It was covered by the ipanema pop orchestra, lauro paiva e seu conjunto, george greeley with the warner bros. The song tender is the night from the movie soundtrack was nominated for the 1962 academy awards for best song.
The story, primarily about human deterioration, the disintegration of love and marriage, and the mental illness that both causes and results from these troubles, was conceived and written during what was perhaps the most difficult and painful period in fitzgeralds life. Although tender is the night, the novel fitzgerald liked best of the four he published during his lifetime, was generally considered a failure when it first appeared even by fitzgerald, who. Tender is the night by f scott fitzgerald duration. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. Tender is the night 1962 trip with the teacher 1975 beast of the yellow night 1971 the wind 1987 dracula 1979 the lords of flatbush 1974 love thy neighbour 1973 demons of the mind 1972 naughty girls need love too 1983 mado 1976 double indemnity 1944 dead weight 1959 breaking the silence 2000 women at play 1985. Tender is the night 1934 was the novel that succeeded gatsby. Read the full synopsis of tender is the night, 1962, directed by henry king, with jennifer jones, jason robards jr. Tender is the night 1962 im currently enmeshed in the world of f. Once, as dick was leaving a clinic on the zurichsee, he met the sixteenyearold nicole warren, who was being checked in. So when it was announced that the newest wave of 20th century fox s manufacturedondemand mod dvds would include this 1962 adaptation, i had to watch it.
A mile from the sea, where pines give way to dusty poplars, is an isolated railroad stop, whence one june morning in 1925 a victoria brought a woman and her daughter down to gausses hotel. At the time of writing, this 1962 film version of tender is the night seems not. I will say now, john ohara wrote fitzgerald, tender is the night is in the early stages of being my favorite book, even more than this side of paradise. Kings last film, it is based on the novel of the same name by f. It would be fitzgeralds first novel in nine years, and the last that he would complete. In tender is the night, the divers villa is actually a cross between the murphys and a villa, high up above the corniche near eze, owned by samuel barlow, the american composer. Tender is the night by f scott fitzgerald, first edition. See a complete list of the characters in tender is the night. Tender is the night, based on one of his two greatest novels, was not made until three decades after the books publication and two decades after the authors death.
Tender is the night is a 1962 film directed by henry king and starring jennifer jones and jason robards. Scott fitzgerald literally put his soul into tender is the night, and the novels lack of commercial success upon its initial publication in 1934 shattered him. English audio book the sun also rises by ernest hemingway. F scott fitzgerald a story of americans living on the french riviera in the 1930s is a portrait of psychological disintegration as a wealthy couple supports friends and hangerson financially and emotionally at the. Scott fitzgerald, directed by henry king in wide, wide cinemascope, and starring jennifer jones, jason robards, jr. Again an author who has built up a more or less established market, and his non appearance in book form over a period of several years, has stimulated interest in this first full length work since the publication of the great gatsby. Tender is the night is the fourth and final novel completed by american writer f. Tender is the night 1962 against the counsel of his friends, psychiatrist dick diver jason robards jr.
Jun 28, 2016 tender is the night f scott fitzgerald audiobook. Its amazing how excellent much of it is, ernest hemingway said to maxwell perkins. John the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 26 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. A wonderful cast and beautiful scenery are the highlights of tender is the night, a 1962 film starring jason robards, jennifer jones, tom ewell, joan fontaine, jill st.
Scott fitzgerald published tender is the night in 1934, he tried to drum up interest from hollywood. Remember how in the bad and the beautiful, kirk douglas, as the tyrannical producer, took over the direction of a movie based on a best selling book and he made a royal mess of it by making all the wrong decisions. A story of a psychiatrist, and of his lovely wife a marriage, on the surface ideally happy, but eaten underneath by the insecurity of its basis, and the. Tender is the night is the story of wandering lives, lost innocence, and the waste of human potential. Other articles where tender is the night is discussed.
The story shifts back in time to relate the events that led up to the marriage of dick and nicole. In some ways, the book reminded me of the writings of the beats, following ww ii. Dick attended yale, was a rhodes scholar, and then moved to vienna to study clinical psychology. The soundtrack featured a song, also called tender is the night, by sammy fain music and paul francis webster lyrics, which was nominated for the 1962. Scott fitzgerald tender is the night scribners 1962 book hardcover. Robards won the 1962 nbr award for his performances in tender is the night and long days journey into night. Scott fitzgerald great gatsby 1953 tender is the night 1962 hc scribners. This page contains details about the fiction book tender is the night by f. Tender is the night approved 2h 22min drama 23 february 1962 west germany a psychiatrist and his life with a patient he helped to recover. This book is the 143rd greatest fiction book of all time as determined by.
Tender is the night f scott fitzgerald audiobook youtube. The soundtrack featured a song, also called tender is the night, by sammy fain music and paul francis webster lyrics, which was nominated for the 1962 academy award for best song. Tender is the night the greatest literature of all time. Continue your study of tender is the night with these useful links. Scott fitzgerald, and am reading tender is the night in anticipation my teachers, not mine of writing a paper. Soon after they arrive at the hotel, rosemary hits the beach, looking for attention and looking for love. The book itself is a lengthy tome told from both rosemarys point of view, and a third person narrator detailing the. It was first published in scribners magazine between january and april 1934 in four issues. Well, that movie could not have been worse than tender is the night, the boneheaded 1962 cinemascope fiasco that 20th century fox cobbled out of f. Scott fitzgerald the soundtrack featured a song, also called tender is the night, by sammy fain music and paul francis webster lyrics, which was nominated for the 1962 academy award for best song.
Selznick intended the drama to be a showcase for his wife, jennifer jones, who played a mentally ill woman whose psychiatrist husband jason robards pays a steep price for her recovery. Rosemary hoyt, a seventeenyearold star of the popular film daddys girl and her mother, elsie speers, are on vacation. The episodes following chapter xxii are particularly representative of this continual leavetaking, since here fitzgerald seems to introduce new characters only to. Tender is the night written by sammy fain, paul francis. A television miniseries of the book, with script by dennis potter, music by richard rodney bennett, and with mary steenburgen and peter strauss as nicole and dick, was made by the bbc and shown in 1985 on the bbc in the united. Book one begins in june of 1925, at a beachfront hotel on the french riviera, near the city of cannes. Tender is the night hardcover january 1, 1962 by f. The first ten chapters of this section establish the chronological background for book 1, and it is in this portion of the novel that the reader at last begins to understand the complicated history behind the divers facade of pure and simple marital love. A wonderful cast and beautiful scenery are the highlights of tender is the night, a 1962 film starring jason robards, jennifer jones, tom ewell, joan fonaine, jill st. Jul 22, 2014 the song tender is the night, from the movie soundtrack, was nominated for the 1962 academy award for best song. Released 1962, tender is the night stars jennifer jones, jason robards, joan fontaine, jill st. Some scholars say the book is quasiautobiographical, but really it doesnt matter. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis.
Occasionally, there are books that leave you at a loss as to how to dismiss them. Scott fitzgerald the story is that of the rise and fall of dick diver, a promising young psychoanalyst and his wife, nicole, who is also one of his patients. Tender is the night is not stupid, but it is, if you like, triviality made coherent. A psychiatrist and his life with a patient he helped to recover. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of tender is the night. Scott fitzgerald tender is the night is the fourth and final novel completed by american writer f. Tender is the night has a quite different structure and there are no villains at all. In a certain sense, tender is the night is the great book of sadness that it is because it is a novel about endings farewells, death, disintegration, and a falling from honor. A mile from the sea, where pines give way to dusty poplars, is an isolated railroad stop, whence one june morning in 1925 a victoria brought a woman and her daughter down to. I tackled the book again a week or so back at the urging of a friend and published author whose views i much respect, and who rated the book greater than gatsby. Tender is the night 1962 stream and watch online moviefone. The early 1930s, when fitzgerald conceived the book, were the darkest years of his life, and the novels. The i meanit begins badly, tails off a bit in the middle, and the less said about the ending the better. The film tender is the night 1962, based on the novel, starred jason robards and jennifer jones as the divers.