Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
In 2010, Elizabeth Taylor famously told Us Weekly, “I’m still heartbroken that Richard [Burton] never won an Oscar.” It’s tragic and beyond baffling that Reese Witherspoon and Casey Affleck are Oscar winners, but incredible actors like Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole never won one.
In Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, real-life spouses Liz and Dick play a hateful, argumentative married couple who take a younger married couple in for the evening. The four have drinks, go out for bowling, and return to the house to keep drinking, but it’s far from a pleasant dinner party. From the get-go, the main couple is at each other’s throats, yelling, threatening, and hurling hurtful quips at lightning speed. While Liz won an Oscar in 1967, her partner obviously didn’t. Richard Burton’s performance was the performance of a lifetime, and it was one of the greatest tragedies of Oscar history. While Taylor shouted and shocked audiences with her dumpy appearance, Burton seethed and stifled, giving a multi-layered performance that many people might not even be able to appreciate.
The film is painful and upsetting, but that’s to be expected since it’s an adaptation of a very heavy play, but it’s worth it to see Richard Burton’s performance. Obviously, if you’re a Liz Taylor fan, you’re going to want to watch this one, but it’s her husband who shines. It takes a very sensitive woman to announce, after winning an award, that her heart is broken because her co-star didn’t win one. Watch the movie, and you’ll understand the great heart of Elizabeth Taylor.
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In Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, real-life spouses Liz and Dick play a hateful, argumentative married couple who take a younger married couple in for the evening. The four have drinks, go out for bowling, and return to the house to keep drinking, but it’s far from a pleasant dinner party. From the get-go, the main couple is at each other’s throats, yelling, threatening, and hurling hurtful quips at lightning speed. While Liz won an Oscar in 1967, her partner obviously didn’t. Richard Burton’s performance was the performance of a lifetime, and it was one of the greatest tragedies of Oscar history. While Taylor shouted and shocked audiences with her dumpy appearance, Burton seethed and stifled, giving a multi-layered performance that many people might not even be able to appreciate.
The film is painful and upsetting, but that’s to be expected since it’s an adaptation of a very heavy play, but it’s worth it to see Richard Burton’s performance. Obviously, if you’re a Liz Taylor fan, you’re going to want to watch this one, but it’s her husband who shines. It takes a very sensitive woman to announce, after winning an award, that her heart is broken because her co-star didn’t win one. Watch the movie, and you’ll understand the great heart of Elizabeth Taylor.
Want to watch it? Click here to watch it on ok.ru. And thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Richard Burton movies here!
More Elizabeth Taylor movies here!
Hot Toasty Rag Awards:
Best Actor of 1966: Richard Burton
Hot Toasty Rag Nominations:
Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor