Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Free screening at Smithsonian American Art Museum Thursday, August 2


 


     A classic starring Liz Taylor and her husband at the time, Richard Burton, every single cast member was nominated for an Academy Award.  This was also Mike Nichols' directorial debut, followed the next year by The Graduate.  Fred Zimmerman had been slated to direct but bailed on the project to direct A Man for All Season instead, the film that beat out Virgina Woolf for the Best Picture Oscar that year.  Amazing performances all around and the cinematography is perfect from Haskell Wexler for which he also won the Oscar.
 

 
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

WhenThursday, August 2, 2012, 6:30 – 8:30pm
CategoriesAfter Five, Films
LocationAmerican Art Museum
Event LocationMcEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level
Note
Rated PG (129 minutes; 1966) When Nick and Honey are invited to George and Martha’s home for cocktails, they unexpectedly find themselves witness to a bitter marriage crumbling apart. Starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and directed by Mike Nichols, the film won six Academy Awards®, including
Best Actress for Elizabeth Taylor.

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