Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
NR 1h 54m 6.6/10 IMDb
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.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift, Albert Dekker, Mercedes McCambridge
Content Warnings
Identity & Discrimination
Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)
Mental Health & Emotional
Terminal illness
Violence & Physical Harm
Sexual assault / rape (referenced)
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