Based on the play by Tennessee Williams. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Elizabeth Taylor in “Suddenly Last Summer” (1959)
10 Sunday Oct 2021
Posted in Legends, Recommendations
Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973)
09 Saturday Oct 2021
Posted in Couples (on and/or off-screen), Recommendations
The last of the 11 movies in which Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton appeared together. This was a television movie in two parts and soon after that they divorced and married the second time, only to divorce again. They were Hollywood’s golden couple of the 1960’s and their great love story – and scandals – were on the covers of numerous magazines over the years. Screenshots by me.
Cleopatra (1963)
02 Saturday Oct 2021
Posted in Couples (on and/or off-screen), Recommendations
The first movie of the legendary couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Winner of 4 Academy Awards, for Best Cinematography, Color, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color, Best Costume Design, Color and Best Effects, Special Visual Effects. Screenshots by me.
Happy Birthday, Deborah Kerr!
30 Thursday Sep 2021
Posted in Legends, Recommendations
Today, the “English Rose” would have celebrated her 100th birthday. She was born on September 30, 1921. Remembering her in one of her best movies, “An Affair to Remember” (1957).
Boom! (1968)
25 Saturday Sep 2021
Posted in Couples (on and/or off-screen), Recommendations
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1968, Boom!, Elizabeth Taylor, Monique classique, Noel Coward, Richard Burton, Tennessee Williams
Another nice film with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Also with famous playwright Noël Coward. Screenplay by Tennessee Williams.
My favourite line from the film: “Has it ever occurred to you that life is all memory? Except for each present moment that goes by so quickly you can hardly catch it?” – Elizabeth Taylor to Noël Coward
Screenshots by me.
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
18 Saturday Sep 2021
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1967, Elizabeth Taylor, Franco Zeffirelli, Monique classique, Richard Burton, The Taming of the Shrew
Another memorable movie with the great couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Screen version of the play written by William Shakespeare. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Screenshots by me.
The Comedians (1967)
11 Saturday Sep 2021
Posted in Couples (on and/or off-screen), Recommendations
Based on the novel of the same name by Graham Greene. With Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov, Paul Ford and Lillian Gish. Screenshots by me.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
04 Saturday Sep 2021
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Edward Albee, Elizabeth Taylor, Mike Nichols, Monique classique, Richard Burton, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1966), their most successful movie together. Both actors were nominated for an Oscar and Taylor won her second Oscar for her memorable performance as Martha. Directed by Mike Nichols. Based on the play by Edward Albee. Screenshots by me.
The Sandpiper (1965)
28 Saturday Aug 2021
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1965, Elizabeth Taylor, MGM, Monique classique, Richard Burton, The Sandpiper, Vincente Minnelli
An MGM production and the third film of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton together. The soundtrack includes the love theme “The Shadow of Your Smile”, by Johnny Mandel and Paul Francis Webster, winners of an Academy Award for Best Song. Directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Doctor Faustus (1967)
22 Sunday Aug 2021
Posted in Couples (on and/or off-screen), Recommendations
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor (husband and wife), exuding love, passion, sensuality and beauty in the screen version of the homonym tragedy by Christopher Marlowe. To be mentioned here also the German tragedy “Faust” by Goethe.
