Figure 1.-- |
"A Christmas Memory" from 1997 is another film based on a Truman Capote story. Two characters, "Buddy" and "Sook" also appeared in "One Christmas". In this film Buddy and Sook are living with Sook's brother and two sisters in the family home as Christmas 1934 draws
near. Buddy and Sook are gathering ingredients to make their fruit cakes, including a pint of whiskey. When all the cakes are made, there is still a bit of whiskey left. First, they give their dog a taste, then Buddy and Sook sample the whiskey. They dance and sing
and wake up the house. Sook's domineering sister,
Jenny, takes charge and insists that Buddy be sent to
a military school. Buddy and Sook are despondant
throughout that Christmas season, knowing this may be
their last Christmas together. Sook implores Jenny not
to send Buddy away, but in the end Buddy and Sook bid
each other a tearful goodbye. The advantages Buddy
will have at a military school are obvious - he'll
receive a much better education than he would in his
small Alabama town, and he really needs to make some
new friends. Also, Sook's rather dysfunctional family
does not make for an ideal home life. Still, it's sad
to see two such good companions be separated. Buddy
was played by 11 years old Eric Lloyd who wore a
sweater, knickers, and long stockings which once or
twice drooped to the tops of his shoes, and a winter
coat in a few scenes.
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