Cocktails with George and Martha : movies, marriage, and the making of Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? /
Gefter, Philip,
Cocktails with George and Martha : movies, marriage, and the making of Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? / Philip Gefter. - xvii, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-325) and index.
Prologue -- The college of complexes -- Marquee dreams -- Wild applause -- Hollywood bound -- If you give me chocolate, I'll give you flowers -- Flies in the ointment -- The most famous couple in the world -- The art of filmmaking -- Those damned guests -- The producer's other cheek -- Getting to the marrow -- Labor pains -- Edward Albee and Mike Nichols dance the watusi -- Marriage in relief: an epilogue.
An award-winning author presents the history and impact of both the theatrical and cinematic versions of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and how it forced audiences to confront deeply-held concepts about relationships, sex and family.
9781635579628 1635579627
Nichols, Mike.
Albee, Edward, 1928-2016.
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011.
Burton, Richard, 1925-1984.
Segal, George.
Dennis, Sandy, 1937-1992.
Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Motion picture)
Marriage in motion pictures--History and criticism.
Cocktails with George and Martha : movies, marriage, and the making of Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? / Philip Gefter. - xvii, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-325) and index.
Prologue -- The college of complexes -- Marquee dreams -- Wild applause -- Hollywood bound -- If you give me chocolate, I'll give you flowers -- Flies in the ointment -- The most famous couple in the world -- The art of filmmaking -- Those damned guests -- The producer's other cheek -- Getting to the marrow -- Labor pains -- Edward Albee and Mike Nichols dance the watusi -- Marriage in relief: an epilogue.
An award-winning author presents the history and impact of both the theatrical and cinematic versions of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and how it forced audiences to confront deeply-held concepts about relationships, sex and family.
9781635579628 1635579627
Nichols, Mike.
Albee, Edward, 1928-2016.
Taylor, Elizabeth, 1932-2011.
Burton, Richard, 1925-1984.
Segal, George.
Dennis, Sandy, 1937-1992.
Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Motion picture)
Marriage in motion pictures--History and criticism.