As the pandemic continues*, I continue my weekly recommendation of a movie set in New York.
Tonight's offering: Marty (1955)
Marty has lived his entire life doing what others want him to do. Now he's met a girl, and no one is happy about it. Will he finally do something for his own happiness?
Marty isn't a big epic kind of movie, and it doesn't have a whole lot to say. But as a romantic story it comes across as charming and honest in a way that the contrived romantic comedies don't. The whole thing covers a short span of just over 24 hours, and the romance is still at its incipient stage as the show ends. So the viewer is left to hope that things will work out. But I suppose that's true of most romance stories.
New Yorkiness Rating: 3 out of 4
New York -- specifically the Bronx is mostly in the background. But the outdoor scenes -- walking along the Grand Concourse or standing around with the el in the background give it a New York feel.
*At least there's no curfew now
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