Paul Newman directs a reverent adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic play The Glass Menagerie, keeping the action seemingly stage bound while filling the small cast with bravura performances. Joanne Woodward is Amanda Wingfield, an aging Southern belle of a stifling household, whose memories may be more romanticized than real. As she obsesses over finding a gentleman caller for her fragile daughter (Karen Allen), she suffocates the dreams of her frustrated son (John Malkovich).
