Thursday, 26 September 2013

Dysfunction and drinks

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

Directed by Mike Nichols this film based on the play of the same name stars Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal and Sandy Dennis. An older married couple host a younger married couple for drinks after a party at a small New England college.

Clearly the main draw here is seeing Taylor and Burton go at each other hammer and tongs which may or may not have been similar to their personal lives. Largely the script is very similar to the play on which it is based but does add in a few more locations to give us some variety. The film looks great in black and white but it is the central performances that you can not get away from.


4/5

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