Title:
Cocktails with George and Martha : movies, marriage, and the making of Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? / Philip Gefter.
ISBN:
9781635579628
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Publication Information:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024.
Physical Description:
xvii, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
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.
Summary:
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.
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OCLC Number:
on1420225016
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