The Long, Hot Summer

     

The Long, Hot Summer1958

Genre: Drama
The Long, Hot Summer is a 1958 film directed by Martin Ritt. The screenplay was written by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr., based in part on three works by William Faulkner: the 1931 novella "Spotted Horses", the 1939 short story "Barn Burning… more »


Ben:
Put them things down, Miss Clara, 'cause I'm gonna kiss you. I'm gonna show you how simple it is. You please me, and I'll please you. [Attempts to kiss Clara, but she slaps him across the face]

Ben:
[chuckles] Oh, I know what's troublin' you. It's all those boys hollerin' for Eula every night. And Eula with her hair hangin' down and Jody with his shirt off chasin' her. And your old man at 60 and he's callin' on his lady love. [Bends down to kiss Clara, and she makes no resistance]

Clara:
All right, you proved it. I'm human.

Ben:
Yes, ma'am. You human, all right.

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