"A Summer Place" 1959

Thanks for your post and comments, Rick. I recently just re-watched this film. It's one that I've loved for years and years for so many of the reasons you mention; also because it was shot in Pacific Grove, Ca. where I lived for a while, so watching it's a little like going home to me. I also read and loved the Sloan Wilson novel, and I give a lot of credit to Delmer Daves for crafting the admittedly "super soap romance," into something ultimately a bit more meaningful, thanks to the depth of Wilson's novel, I think -- and the seriousness all the actors brought to the screen, including Constance Ford, the one so easy to hate. Even Donahue, whom I never considered a fine actor, was excellent in his break-out role. Oh, and then there's the score! One of Steiner's finest and most memorable for sure (with some help from Percy Faith, of course).