1958 · drama · theater · romance
Stage Struck
Directed by Sidney Lumet1h 35m1958
A young woman arrives in New York City determined to become a great theatrical star, but discovers that her goal may not be as easily attainable as she had hoped.
Our read: Stage Struck (1958) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded drama · theater · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, measured drama / theater, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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