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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Film Collection (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf 2-Disc Special Edition / The Comedians / The Sandpiper / The V.I.P.s) 5 Disc Set DVD

Unrated :: Warner Home Video :: Released: 2006-12-05


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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Film Collection (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf 2-Disc Special Edition / The Comedians / The Sandpiper / The V.I.P.s) 5 Disc Set Summary Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?:Mike Nichols' first directorial effort represents a milestone in psychological realism and "foul" language in American cinema. George and Martha, as played superbly and without vanity by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, are as far from the bourgeois 1950s perfect married couple as you can get, alternatively badgering, berating, abusing and loving each ot

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?:mike Nichols' First Directorial Effort Represents A Milestone In Psychological Realism And "foul" Language In American Cinema. George And Martha As Played Superbly And Without Vanity By Elizabeth Taylor And Richard Burton Are As Far From The Bourgeois 1950s Perfect Married Couple As You Can Get Alternatively Badgering Berating Abusing And Loving Each Other Both Alone And Accompanied By The Naive Young Married Couple That Have Come Over For A Nightcap (portrayed Brilliantly By George Segal And Sandy Dennis). The Fun And Games In Which George And Martha Involve Nick And Honey Are A Lacerating Look At The Older Couple's Existence Where The Emotional Brutalizing Fill An Unspeakable Void At Their Center And A Troubling Preview Of What The Younger Couple's Life Could Become. Edward Albee's Dramatic Vision Combines The Banal The Vulgar And The Poetic And Ernest Lehman's Adapted Screenplay Is Amazingly Faithful To The Structure Of Albee's Play. The Acting Is Uniformly Excellent And Taylor And Burton Were Never Better Together. A Harrowing Movie Experience But Very Worthwhile And Finally Unforgettable.also Includes:the V.i.p.s The Sandpiper The Comediansformat: Dvd Movie Genre: television/classic Rating: nr Upc: 012569821101 Manufacturer No: 82110

The British-born Elizabeth Taylor was the quintessential Hollywood screen goddess. The Welsh-born Richard Burton was one of the most compelling British actors of his generation. Together, they were a perfect storm of talent, glamour, and offscreen scandal, which made even their lesser films essential viewing for those fascinated by cinema's royal couple. This four-film set captures the prolific couple at the height of their 1960s heyday. The essential entry is Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966), which earned Taylor an Academy Award, and launched the film directing career of Mike Nichols. This adaptation of Edward Albee's searing play was ahead of its time for its use of profanity, as chronicled in bonus featurettes on this two-disc Special Edition. Taylor and Burton star as the braying Martha, a college president's daughter, and her husband George, an associate history professor. An ambitious teacher (George Segal) and his mousy wife (a heartbreaking Sandy Dennis) arrive for an unforgettable night of such emasculating sport as "Humiliate the Host," "Get the Guests," and "Hump the Hostess." The V.I.P.s (1963) is a star-studded soap opera about a group of notables stranded at a fog-shrouded airport, each desperate to get off the ground. In addition to Orson Welles as a film director trying to stay one step ahead of the British tax man and Margaret Rutherford (who earned an Academy Award) as a financially strapped duchess, we have Taylor as the unhappy wife of magnate Burton, set to elope with a reformed (?) gigolo (Louis Jordan). The Sandpiper (1965) is one of those vaunted enjoyable "golden turkeys" that at least has the beautiful Big Sur coast and the Oscar-winning song "The Shadow of Your Smile" as consolation for the silly illicit romance between Taylor, an unconvincing bohemian artist, and Burton, the tortured Episcopalian reverend to whose school Taylor's illegitimate son has been sent. The Comedians (1967) is hardly a laughing matter. Graham Greene adapted his novel of upheaval in Papa Doc-run Haiti. You have to jump 40 years to Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to find another couple with Taylor and Burton's wattage. This collection gives a time capsule glimpse at what all the fuss was about. --Donald Liebenson
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton... DVD Techincal Details Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Marie Saint, Charles Bronson, Robert Webber
Director: Anthony Asquith, Peter Glenville, Vincente MinnelliArray
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Rated: Unrated
Running Time: 519 mins
UPC: 012569821101
Binding: DVD
Studio: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 2006-12-05
Region Code: 1
Specs: Box set, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled),
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