Movie review "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf"
Review of ”Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
The drama “Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?” was directed by Mike Nichols and released in 1966, starring Elisabeth Taylor as Martha, Richard Burton as George, George Segal as Nick and Sandy Dennis as Honey. The film is an adaption of the play of the same title written by Edward Albee.
The film was nominated for thirteen Academy Awards and won in five categories including Elizabeth Taylor for Best Actress and Sandy Dennis for Best Supporting Actress.
Martha and George are walking home in the night, they’ve been to a party. When arriving home Martha tells George they’re going to have guests over. They start to argue, meanwhile they’re getting more and more drunk. The guests, Nick and Honey, arrive. The drinking increases and so does the argument between Martha and George, and now they use Nick and Honey as pawns in their quarrel. The night continues with quarrels and more alcohol and ends with an awakening for Martha.
The theme of this film is man vs woman. It is clearly evident when the entire film is based on Martha and George's quarreling.
The film takes place in four different environments, in and outside of Martha and George's house, in the car and at the bar. In the play everything takes place in the house. The question is whether it would have been better to do so in the film? The director had then been able to concentrate more on dialogue, which is the whole basis of the film. The actors are brilliant at portraying the characters. Everyone gives a convincing impression of being drunk. Elizabeth Taylor is impressive in the role of Martha. Martha is a bitter, sad and angry woman, and Taylor manages to bring out these feelings with a convincing empathy.
George is tired and sick of Martha's behavior. He is ironically mean and provocative against Martha. One cannot help but wonder if there is some genuine emotion in the play as Taylor and Burton were married during the filming of the film?
The emotions in the
The drama “Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf?” was directed by Mike Nichols and released in 1966, starring Elisabeth Taylor as Martha, Richard Burton as George, George Segal as Nick and Sandy Dennis as Honey. The film is an adaption of the play of the same title written by Edward Albee.
The film was nominated for thirteen Academy Awards and won in five categories including Elizabeth Taylor for Best Actress and Sandy Dennis for Best Supporting Actress.
Martha and George are walking home in the night, they’ve been to a party. When arriving home Martha tells George they’re going to have guests over. They start to argue, meanwhile they’re getting more and more drunk. The guests, Nick and Honey, arrive. The drinking increases and so does the argument between Martha and George, and now they use Nick and Honey as pawns in their quarrel. The night continues with quarrels and more alcohol and ends with an awakening for Martha.
The theme of this film is man vs woman. It is clearly evident when the entire film is based on Martha and George's quarreling.
The film takes place in four different environments, in and outside of Martha and George's house, in the car and at the bar. In the play everything takes place in the house. The question is whether it would have been better to do so in the film? The director had then been able to concentrate more on dialogue, which is the whole basis of the film. The actors are brilliant at portraying the characters. Everyone gives a convincing impression of being drunk. Elizabeth Taylor is impressive in the role of Martha. Martha is a bitter, sad and angry woman, and Taylor manages to bring out these feelings with a convincing empathy.
George is tired and sick of Martha's behavior. He is ironically mean and provocative against Martha. One cannot help but wonder if there is some genuine emotion in the play as Taylor and Burton were married during the filming of the film?
The emotions in the