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VHS : Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? [1967]
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Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? [1967] starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis, Agnes Flanagan directed by: Mike Nichols |
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Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 5014780105621 Format: Black & White, HiFi Sound, PAL Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: June 22, 1998 Running Time: 124 minutes Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: June 22, 1966 Sales Rank: 1605 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: A word of advice: if George (Richard Burton) and Martha (Elizabeth Taylor) ever ask you over for late-night cocktails--pass. On the other hand, if you have the opportunity to see Mike Nichols's scorching film version of Edward Albee's sensational play, don't miss it! Elegantly photographed in crisp black and white by the great Haskell Wexler, the play has been "opened up" for the screen by director Nichols (The Graduate, Primary Colors) and producer/writer Ernest Lehman (North by Northwest) without diluting its concentrated, claustrophobic power. Taylor has never been better or brasher as Martha, letting loose with all the fury of a drunken, frustrated academic's wife on one crazy Walpurgisnacht bender. Burton plays her husband, George, the ineffectual history prof married to the college president's daughter. And George Segal and Sandy Dennis are young, callow Nick and Honey, who have no idea what sort of mind-warping psychological games they're being drawn into. Among the most successful theatrical adaptations (artistically and popularly) ever brought to the screen, the entire principal cast of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf was nominated for Oscars--and Taylor, Dennis and cinematographer Wexler won. --Jim Emerson Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - A film that pushed boundaries in 1966 - brilliant work of art - a superb acting Elizabeth TaylorThe movie is a 1966 film adaptation of the play of the same name by Edward Albee. It was the first film directed by Mike Nichols, and starred Elizabeth Taylor as Martha and Richard Burton as George, with George Segal as Nick and Sandy Dennis as Honey.The film version differs slightly from the play. The play features only four characters, while in the film there are two other minor characters George, a disillusioned academic, and Martha, his caustic wife, have just come home from a faculty party. When a handsome young professor and his mousy wife stop by for a nightcap, an innocent night of fun and games quickly turns dark and dangerous. Long-buried resentment and rage are unleashed as George and Martha turn their rapier-sharp wits ... Read More: Rating: - Film to PlayI have to admit i had never heard of this play 6 months ago but then had to study it for my A Level Moderation. Watching the film was such an inspiration as we were to live up to the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton! Our adaption of the play lasts for 30 minutes but still carries on the themes of the play. Watching the film inspired us to use this piece for our moderation. Fantastic actors combined with a fantastic play creates much joy for all. Rating: - Classic!Great film. First time director Mike Nichols, who went on to make The Graduate soon after. A classic play, a classic cast, beautiful photography, and the feeling that you're watching an uncomfortably accurate rendition of Burton and Taylor's actual relationship, through the hideous love affair of George and Martha. What's not to like? One of the wittiest, darkest and most brilliant plays ever written, brought perfectly to the screen. Rating: - Demon DrinkThis is not a movie I want to see again. The acting is superb and very, very real. It is basically an investigation of what alcohol does to the mind and to relationships, and as such it demonstrates all too well the depths people can plumb when in the grip of Demon Drink. All the revolting emotions are here: envy, bitterness, shallowness, gratuitous nastiness, the sick delight in hurting others' feelings. Yes, it's a brilliant movie. And like an aggressive drunk at full speed, it goes on and on and on. It made me feel very pleased with myself that I don't like alcohol. Morticia Addams of the Addams Family would have adored these people. Rating: - AFIs Great Love Stories: #89 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" is one of the most important plays in the history of American Drama, representing a sort of merging of the psychological drama represented by Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller with the existential plays of Samuel Becket and Eugene Ionesco. After a faculty party George (Richard Burton) and Martha (Elizabeth Taylor) have invited a young professor, Nick (George Segal) and his wife Honey (Sandy Dennis), back for a few drinks. What happens is ironically described as fun and games, which end up airing everyone's dirty laundry in a compelling death spiral of brutal confrontations. All four players were nominated for Oscars, with both of the ladies winning in the finest ensemble performance ... Read More: |
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