SummaryThe only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
Directed By:Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written By:Gore Vidal, Tennessee Williams
Suddenly, Last Summer
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Mixed or Average
54
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
54
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80
Superbly adapted with blistering performances from Taylor and Hepburn.
78
The battles between the imperious Hepburn and the presumed-mad Taylor are pure theatricality, while sensitive shrink Clift observes it all and emotes.
58
A deliciously bad film.
50
It has some very effective moments, but on the whole it fails to move.
50
It was the first time that homosexuality and cannibalism had ever been handled by a mainstream studio as a commercial venture. Let's hope that it remains the last time those two practices will be presented in tandem.
40
They should never have allowed the audience so much time to think about what's going on: the short play turns into a ludicrous, lumbering horror movie.
40
Joseph L. Mankiewicz' direction is strained and sluggish, as is, indeed, the whole conceit of the drama. It should have been left to the off-Broadway stage.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
67% Positive
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27% Mixed
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7% Negative
1 Rating
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Jul 24, 2023
4
Wow, this movie is surprisingly embarrassing, given the stellar talent involved. Movie is, at times, laughably acted, Tennessee Williams' usually razor sharp dialogue, rings false, and the story is stupid, instead of being tragic. Obviously, Montgomery Clift's real life problems affected his wooden performance, and Katherine Hepburn's bizarre hysterics were annoying. From a visual standpoint, the only positives are Elizabeth Taylor's beach scenes. She is absolutely stunningly beautiful and sexy in these moments.
Production Company:
- Columbia Pictures
- Horizon Pictures (II)
- Academy Pictures Corporation
- Camp Films
Release Date:Jan 1, 1960
Duration:1 h 54 m
Tagline:TENNESSEE WILLIAMS shocks you again as he transports you to a STRANGE, NEW BOLD WORLD!
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Laurel Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
