Taglines: Love is a chain of love… as nature is a chain of life.
The Grass Harp movie storyline. After his mother’s death, Collin Fenwick goes to live with his father’s cousins, the wealthy, avaricious, and controlling Verena Talbo, and her compliant, earthy sister Dolly. When a city slicker comes to town and convinces Verena to market Dolly’s locally-famous tonic, Dolly finally gets some backbone, refuses to divulge the formula, and heads for a tree house with Collin and Catherine, the loyal maid. Verena, who has most of the town in her pocket, sics the law on the renegades. Dolly, Catherine, and Collin find a supporter in a retired judge, Charlie Cool, who’s attracted to Dolly. Will Verena’s venom win out? And what about that city slicker?
The Grass Harp is a 1995 American comedy-drama film based on the novella by Truman Capote; the screenplay was the final work of Oscar-winning screenwriter Stirling Silliphant. The film was directed by Charles Matthau, and starred Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Walter Matthau, Edward Furlong, and Nell Carter. Piper Laurie won the Best Supporting Actress award from the Southeastern Film Critics Association for her work on the film.
The Grass Harp (1996)
Directed by: Charles Matthau
Starring: Piper Laurie, Sissy Spacek, Mia Kirshner, Joe Don Baker, Charles Durning, Edward Furlong, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Mary Steenburgen, Scott Wilson
Screenplay by: Stirling Silliphant
Production Design by: Paul Sylbert
Cinematography by: John A. Alonzo
Film Editing by: Sidney Levin, Carroll Timothy O’Meara
Costume Design by: Albert Wolsky
Set Decoration by: Daniel Loren May
Art Direction by: Chris Gorak, Stan Jolley
Music by: Patrick Williams
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language and thematic elements.
Distributed by: Fine Line Features
Release Date: October 11, 1996
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