Do you believe in soul mates? You might become a believer after watching Joshua Logan’s film adaptation of William Inge’s Pulitzer-Prize winning play Picnic from 1955. A roaring success on the stage at the time, this film adaptation of the play explores areas not possible on the stage due to stage constraints and so produces a more well-rounded story. In addition, there is a subtle underlying message in this adaptation of Picnic which can be very relevant to young people in today’s discouragement-saturated culture.
The film opens with a disgruntled young bum named Hal Carter arriving off a freight train in a small Kansas town trying to track down...
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