FREE ON CINEGEEK.DE THE BEST MOVIES IN OUR VIDEO STORE! Mike Nichols - Whos Afraid Of Virginia Woolf 

For over 50 years Edward Albee was considered the most successful playwright in America with his play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The drama was conceived as a counterpart to Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh" - a kind of answer to the famous post-war drama. When Mike Nichols filmed the play with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Taylor herself was too young for her role. But still damn good! And Burton touched a level of self-loathing that is as personal and raw as acting can be! They both embody George and Martha, an academic couple caught up in childish fantasies and extreme aggression. Drenched in litres of alcohol. They argue fiercely, but above all it is about letting go of illusions and dealing with the truth. "Truth or illusion, George"; asks Martha. But George knows the difference, just like Martha herself. You have simply forgotten it and need to remember it again. A heavy burden, because it means letting go of the imaginary son they both imagined. Like any male human being, I am fascinated by Elizabeth Taylor. So much so that I spent a few nights in our bar to watch her most famous films with the beamer. Back when Taylor died, an era came to an end. Which great star can you say that about? But her work, her beauty, her private life and her health problems attracted so much attention that Taylor is THE Hollywood star par excellence. Since 1944 Taylor has been a star. She won the Oscar for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and has been nominated many times. The British awarded her the title of "Lady" and she was the very first woman to receive a million dollars in fees (the sums she collected for charity far exceeded her profits as a film star). Taylor was also married eight times. Twice to Richard Burton. They became the most famous and notorious couple in the world. Both legendary, both passionate, both famous for drinking in excess. The couple showered each other with gifts, which helped define the term "jet set". The joint work on Virginia Woolf was commonly regarded as a reflection of their marital reality. Shot in crass black and white, we don't see Taylor's purple eyes here, but we do feel all the more her fiery spirit, which makes Virginia Woolf the highlight of Taylor's career! Take the test and see Virginia Woolf in the cinema or with a good beamer. Afterwards you'll know why Taylor created a special category of Stahr fame for herself.