Review of Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) by Leighton T — 29 Jun 2010
It's quite lurid for its time (cannabalism, homosexuality) and the story is quite overwrought (this is by Tennessee Williams standards though, so...), but Hepburn provides a terrificly menacing villain in Mrs.
Venable and all the gothic drama and admirable performances make this very compelling. The climax where Taylor's Katherine reveals the day Sebastian died in a layered almost hallucination of the events with her recounting, is brilliant and visually the most striking thing the film has.
This review of Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) was written by Leighton T on 29 Jun 2010.
Suddenly, Last Summer has generally received very positive reviews.
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