A ROSE FOR EMILY

“Miss Emily died genteelly leaving an odor of old female flesh in the house which faded from the rooms slowly lingering in unexpected places like black and savage stars in an unholy night.” Anjelica Huston portrays Emily Grierson in this superbly crafted dramatization of William Faulkner’s near-Gothic tale of isolation and decay. With mood-setting music, and narration by John Houseman, and a strong supporting cast (John Carradine as Colonel Sartoris, John Randolph as Mr. Grierson, Jared Martin as Homer Barron), the 1982 production is an ideal introduction to Faulkner’s work. Grades 10 and up. Color. 27 minutes.

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