The Thanksgiving Visitor (1968) Online

Sometimes simpler is better. Sometimes small is big. Sometimes understated makes a loud statement. These are the things I remember about this "small" movie seen several years ago.

The storyline is simple. The production is small, and the acting is understated. But through the thousands of movies I have viewed over the last 30 years, for some reason this movie rises to the top.

Geraldine Page's performance was so convincing that her character seemed to be a person known intimately. Maybe it's just a sentimental nostalgic quality that entices me; but someone must agree since Page's performance was acknowledged with a well-deserved Emmy.

Too bad this movie isn't shown every holiday season, but then society has become too "big" and too "complicated", hasn't it?

I saw this while in the hospital & never forgot the story, but had no idea of any production details. Quite by chance, do I now know that, years ago, I saw another Capote masterpiece.Geraldine Page put her heart & soul into the character "Sook" & the entire holiday story was charming. The previous year (1966) Truman Capote, with Frank & Eleanor Perry, produced "A Christmas Memory". Many wonderful comments have been written about that production, & this story falls in the same category. Why ,oh Why isn't this, at the very least, shown yearly along with "A Christmas Memory". ABC could certainly boost its ratings. I suppose its too much to ask that both be put in DVD,& Video format for countless families around the country to enjoy.

I dug out my DVD of The Thanksgiving Visitor that was recorded from A and E television on cable out last Sunday and sat down and watched this lovely gem.I was transported back into time by the wonderful Geraldine Page.This is Geraldine Page at her very best.The story itself by Truman Capote is amazing.One of my favorite things about The Thanksgiving Visitor is that Truman Capote not only wrote the story,but he gave some narration during the movie.Sook is such an enigmatic character with special layers that are waiting to be discovered.I have wondered if the movie was actually shot on a farm or old homestead.It looks like the movie was shot on location.The setting,writing and the actors make this one special story.I have this movie.

I certainly am disappointed that this film: A Thanksgiving Visitor and the companion production, A Christmas Memory, are not available on DVD. I would be first in line to purchase both versions (Geraldine Page starring in the black and white version from the 1966-1967 era, and Patty Duke starring in the color version from the 1990s). These programs are so touching....they would be perfect for showing during the Thanksgiving to Christmas season for viewing by families. the family film is so rare these days. These films demonstrate the importance of family to children. And show that Christmas memories last a lifetime.