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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
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- Year
- 1966
- Runtime
- 131 min.
- Director
- Mike Nichols
- Genre
- Drama
- Rating *
- 8.0
- Votes *
- 61,919
- Checks
- 12,872
- Favs
- 1,364
- Dislikes
- 103
- Favs/checks
- 10.6% (1:9)
- Favs/dislikes
- 13:1
Top comments
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Filmsthemostbeautifulart
A bitter aging couple, George (Burton) and Martha (Taylor), with the help of alcohol, use a young couple to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other.
If I were to describe this film in a sentence, then it would be that it's a milestone in cinematic history, boasting powerful performances from the four actors. Shocking, intense, vulgar yet hauntingly beautiful, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf is an explosive game-of-wits thriller.
The film has only four actors, takes place in a very few locations and that too in a single night. In the entire film, George and Taylor inflict verbal abuse at each other yet there is not a single moment that lets you go off. Their arguments, their silly petty games, their outlook towards sex still makes movie fanatics wonder how the hell "they" could have done it so realistically. The film repels us with it's disgusting allegory yet attracts us with how perfectly it's filmed. Kudos to Nichols' direction, Lehman's screenplay, the score, the beautiful black-and-white cinematography, the editing...
Elizabeth Taylor, who was considered the most beautiful woman in the world that time, surprised many when she played the vulgar, frumpy, fifty year old Martha and had gained 13 kilos to play the role. She is the best in the entire ensemble and no doubt she won an Academy Award for her stunning performance.
This is undoubtedly one of the best Drama films I have ever seen. A Highly Recommended classic. A new addition to one of my all time favorites.
My Rating: 5/5 11 years 8 months ago -
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Llanirev
Fantastic dialog, fantastic acting but...
I really found the constant babbling and fighting in the first hour very annoying and I only loved every aspect of it for 15 minutes 12 years 7 months ago
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This movie ranks #21 in BAFTA Award - Best Film
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