A lovely gesture – a bouquet of roses – from husband to wife becomes the catalyst for a clash of long-repressed emotion in the movie adaptation of the Tony – and Pulitzer Prize-winning stage hit The Subject Was Roses. Martin Sheen, as the son home from war, and Jack Albertson, Academy Award winner as Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the distant father, both appeared in the Broadway version, where Albertson had already captured a Tony Award for his powerful work. Patricia Neal plays the third side of the family triangle in a moving performance that earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination and marked her triumphant return to the screen after a debilitating series of strokes.Read More »
