Suddenly, Last Summer

Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) starring Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift. A neurosurgeon (Clift) at a state institution is asked to court a rich widow (Hepburn), who promises to donate money to the hospital if he can help her niece, Catherine (Taylor). Catherine, however, does not appear to be mentally ill. Based on a Tennessee Williams stage play, this movie does seem stagey, but the script is excellent. My one objection is that Taylor smokes throughout the movie -- not objectionable when the film was made, but it bothers me now. The disc comes with excellent subtitles, and closed captions are not needed. Grade: A-