Film1959114 min

Suddenly, Last Summer

Name: Suddenly, Last Summer
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1959
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift, Albert Dekker, Mercedes McCambridge

Quality7.4/10TMDB · 176 votes

Taste attributes: dramamysterythrilleranimalsgay/lesbianfresh & originalheavyintricatesurrealenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!"

Boxlist takeExpect a smart, heavy thriller, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.

Synopsis: TMDB