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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Alan Arkin (Actor), Sondra Locke (Actor), Robert Ellis Miller (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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This quiet, sentimental 1968 drama based on the Carson McCullers novel is considered a classic contemporary coming-of-age film about alienation and love. Alan Arkin (The In-Laws) stars as a kind, but lonely deaf-mute who befriends a lonely teenage girl in his boarding house. Set in the deep South, the film depicts a wistful small-town life with an undercurrent of turmoil and intolerance. It features a standout performance by Arkin and the debut of Sondra Locke (Bronco Billy, Sudden Impact) as two fundamentally lonely people who find solace in themselves as they reach out to each other. --Robert Lane

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This movie is touching on so many levels Feb 26 2011
Format:DVD
After spending the time to finally read the book "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter", which, by the way, is an excellent work depicting such sadness and angst, I purchased the movie that had been made some years ago. I found this to be an excellent movie. It encapsulates, as best as is possible for a 2 hour movie to do with a novel, the basics of the story. Of course, the book is much better, but that is because books have the opportunity to supply more depth and detail. That being said, I believe Alan Arkin does a fantastic portrayal of Mr.Singer and Sandra Locke's interpretation of Mick Kelly is 'bang-on'.
Well worth the purchase.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Seeking Bliss Sep 6 2010
By Brejean
Format:DVD
Arkin is superb, depicting a compassionate, intelligent, and thoughtful deaf mute who communicates better than most hearing individuals. Although the movie veers somewhat from the book, in that Mick has fewer siblings, it clearly captures the loneliness of the characters and well displays the tension between blacks and whites in the south.
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Faithful to the book Jun 8 2004
By A Customer
It's such a relief when a movie does justice to a book. GONE WITH THE WIND comes to mind with its sweeping family sagas and passion, as does FRIED GREEN TOMATOES. Both are excellent adaptations and joining those two is the movie, THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER. With stellar performances by not only Arkin, but everyone else as well, this sweet, disturbing, haunting look at small town life during the Depression is a classic. One can only hope that McCrae's book, THE BARK OF THE DOGWOOOD gets treated as well as these two. Highly recommended.
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the heart is a lonely hunter
this is the most beautiful movie of all times! alan arkin is masterful, chuck mcCANN stacy keach and sandra locke all TERRIFIC. I love this movie....
Published on July 12 2003 by francis w scarpaci
An oversimplification of the complex novel
This 1968 film is based on the book by Carson McCullers. The basic story is still there, which is that of a deaf mute who helps people but somehow cannot help himself. Read more
Published on Sep 28 2002 by Linda Linguvic
Like the book? - Don't buy the movie
Any fan of the heart-wrenching Carson McCullers book that spawned this movie will kick themselves for buying this flick. Read more
Published on July 19 2001 by ryan hardin
One of the greatest screen performances of all time.
Robert Ellis Miller's film version of "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" is decent and straightforward, but what makes it a classic is the performance of Alan Arkin as... Read more
Published on Jun 23 2001 by Miles D. Moore
Good movie, Great Book
This is a good movie. Alan Arkin is magnificent, and every other actor in the film is at least very good. Read more
Published on April 6 2001 by Chris Holm
I'd rather be blind than deaf
As my profoundly deaf father once said. I salute Alan Arkin for his masterful performance, it's the nearest I've seen a hearing person get to a truly profound rendition of deaf... Read more
Published on Nov 9 2000
Heart of a Lonely Hunter -- A Sleeper, A Gem
Purchased and viewed on a recommendation. This movie was a nice surprise. Not what I expected. "Heart of a Lonely Hunter" takes you inside a deaf man's world during the... Read more
Published on Nov 2 2000 by Renee Overton
Unbelievable and Heart Wrenching Saga
When I was very young, I saw this movie on an old projector at a school for the deaf. The lights were dim, the audience was very focused on the film because it was a rare story... Read more
Published on Jun 29 2000 by Florence E. Fottrell
Its all True
Its all true and I dont know why this film is not rated higher on the pundits scale.

Alan Arkin is superb and macting him is the Big and pathetic Chuck McCann. Read more

Published on May 12 2000 by charles pope
Standout performances by all
This is a movie where everybody's performance is strong. Especially strong is Locke's first performance. She lights up the screen everytime you see her. Read more
Published on Aug 17 1999
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