Certainly agree! Both the film and play left a lasting impression on me after I studied it in school. It was like nothing I’d seen before. It’s Richard Burton’s finest performance, definitely should have won the Oscar.

Absolutely should’ve won the Oscar! I’m pretty sure it was Scofield that year for ‘A Man for All Seasons’, and though wonderful, his performance, imho, didn’t top Burton’s performance in ‘Virginia Woolf’! Truly, Burton’s finest work! He was unfortunately robbed…

1 year late to the conversation, but this movie makes me always regret that Taylor is no longer around to hear an in-depth Q&A from her about this role of roles, the time her talent poured out in an unbelievable way. I wonder how much of her actual dark side (all people have that) is reflected in this performance.

Thank you! I too struggle to convince my mates too watch this masterpiece. Between the snappy, quick-witted dialogue and harrowing performances it’s the perfect picture.

I remember seeing this in high school, expecting some dumb old black & white flick, and then being absolutely blown away by the acting and film making.

Your friends are obviously idiots.

There seems to be a film adaptation from 73' with Lee Marvin. I'll check it out!

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Thanks! To Kill a Mockingbird is a masterpiece.

@@Onewayticketproductions Have you seen Lion in Winter. Deals with another troubled marriage.

@@donaldwesterhazy9333 I haven’t but looks like a must watch. The cast is stacked.

@@Onewayticketproductions please talk about the literary devices in the play

@@blackgotit Will revisit ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’ in future. Definitely much to discuss within the play!

It was probably a little of both. That's what makes it sooooo good. 😊

Glad you enjoyed!

Glad you enjoyed! It’s certainly one of those movies that left a striking impression on me. At times it feels like you are witnessing a descent into madness. I believe the ending directly refers to the title of the picture, who is afraid too live a life without illusions. Martha fears a life without the refuge of illusions. With the death on the imaginary son the last stronghold of her illusions shatters. George comforts Martha in an attempt to reassure her that they must go on without illusions anymore. I’m going to have too review ‘The lion in Winter’ now. Have had a few comments mention it and it looks like it’s worth a visit!

Another one...."VANISH"

I wont

Couldn't agree more!

Spot on mate! It's a film that slowly unravels sinister undercurrents lurking beneath its suppposedly basic premise. The story lingers with you well after the credits roll.

Thanks.

Possibly, It's an interesting point I never considered. George's tale of "the boy who had shot his mother with a shotgun" was brought into the open when Nick gave a glass of bourbon to George.

Thank you! I believe so, George and Martha may have used alcohol as a way to cope with the dysfunctional behavior within their broken marriage and to tolerate the guilt that came from their illusions. The “Birgen” story also suggests that George started drinking from an early age.

Sadly, that wasn’t uncommon for a lot of gay men of his generation. If you live in a society that constantly tells you that you’re wrong, sick, broken or even immoral and depraved for who you are and you’re attracted to, eventually that begins to rub off you to some extent, even if you don’t entirely believe it. At the same time, you would also begin to resent society, for refusing to leave you be, refusing to give you any peace and judging your moral character based on a single aspect of your personality.

Thanks for the feedback!

@@Onewayticketproductions Otherwise it's difficult to apply what you're saying in the VO.

That's fair! The film is definitely not everyone's cup of tea and there's validity to your argument about the narrative seeming unrealistic and in a sense sensational or bewildering. In the play itself, I feel Albee intended on incorporating a supernatural quality to the stories proceedings, Act 2 is titled 'Walpurgisnacht' which in Germany essentially is the eve of May Day on which witches are held to ride to an appointed rendezvous. Defined, it is also something (such as an event or situation) having a nightmarish quality. Act 3, (the final act) is also titled "The Exorcism", which in the narrative refers to the abolition/termination of the phantom child. I believe reasons to why George and Martha created this phantom child are definitely up for debate, barrenness is certainly a valid diagnosis. Another interpretation could suggest that the film is an allegory for America at a particular point in its history, the early 1960s, the son that doesn't exist might be analysed as a symptom of the country's anxieties over its future. I certainly agree that the incest angle in 'Chinatown' seemed improbable and perhaps fantastical. In both cases I believe the films were attempting to shock and confront it's viewers. 'Cool Hand Luke' is also a classic, will certainly be doing a video on it sometime in the near future.