SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER
Special Features: 65th Anniversary
Domineering society dame Katharine Hepburn enlists psychiatrist Montgomery Clift to perform a lobotomy on her troubled niece Elizabeth Taylor, whom she blames for the death of her beloved son while the two vacationed in Spain. Despite behind-the-scenes turmoil — reports of Hepburn and Taylor at odds over screen time; post-car accident Clift battling personal demons and substance abuse — director Joseph Mankiewicz achieved a mesmerizing adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play, from a screenplay by Williams and Gore Vidal. Oscar® nominations for Hepburn and Taylor, who delivers a spellbinding, climactic monologue about that mysterious summer. DIR Joseph L. Mankiewicz; SCR Gore Vidal, Tennessee Williams, from his play; PROD Sam Spiegel. U.S., 1959, b&w, 114 min. NOT RATED
Also part of Fabulous ‘50s.
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 114 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024
Genre: Mystery