Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Rated NR

A bitter couple uses alcohol and their anguish with each other and turns it toward their houseguests over an evening. Based on the play by Edward Albee. Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and George Segal.

This is a great film. The verbal sparring between the couples is amazing. The film is amazingly raw and painful as the years of pent up emotions come surging up in one night. The film is based off a play, and it shows, but the director does a fabulous job at transforming the play into a film with extra locations. It is one of the first films to have adult themes; the film progresses as the couples deal with the pain and hurt they each caused in their marriages. Yet these couples commit to each other and live in the world of make-believe. This is a film that is worth the watch.

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