Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959 · 114 min · EN · NR · 7.3 (330 votes)
Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift, Albert Dekker, Mercedes McCambridge, Gary Raymond · Music Malcolm Arnold

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

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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.

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A suffocating, sun-drenched Southern Gothic nightmare. This film crawls under your skin with its oppressive atmosphere and simmering psychological dread, exploring the dark secrets festering within a wealthy, dysfunctional family.

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