Fresh
Where Tree is frequently slow, it is offset by the story's significance and pointed up notably by the direction of Elia Kazan.
Variety Staff, Variety
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Each heart-warming character comes alive on the screen!
1945 · 2h 8m · PG
Drama
Directed by
Elia Kazan
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Overview
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
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Fresh
Elia Kazan has directed this picture, his first, with an easy naturalness that has brought out all the tone of real experience in a vastly affecting film.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
A sober and reasonably truthful story of life among the lowly.
TIME Magazine
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