Night of the Iguana
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Features
• Black & White
• NTSC
In Theaters : 06 August, 1964
Video Release : 30 June, 1994 |
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Night of the Iguana Customer Reviews
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Fine Adaptation
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One of the finest film adaptations of a play, Tennessee Williams pulls all the stops so that Richard Burton can go gaga as the sex obsessed defrocked minister in a tropical setting surrounded by women that think he's "so hot." No doubt, Burton in 1964 is at the top of his game, oozing sensuality while walking on glass to deny it.
It comes to my attention that today great plays solely reside on the big screen. Few productions are accessible to the public, and how many times can you tolerate Cats? Hence, Hollywood must carry the torch, but with great abridgment, because plays are two hours plus and films are usually ninety minutes at the most. That's why Shakespeare on film is so awfully butchered. I have no idea if Iguana met this fate, having never seen the play.
Ah, the woman of Iguana, Deborah Kerr portrays the most complex combination of spinster and romantic adventurer. At least she does not shirk from accommodating a rather strange admirer. Her grandfather has one more poem in him and she'll care for the invalid till the last prophetic word. A distraction, Burton is soothed by her strength.
Sue Lyon's shtick I have seen before in the Southern ingA A nue version. The sweltering heat and the wiggling butt are appendages to the honey voice, the single-minded hunt of the lioness. The good Reverend is the target. Good luck!
Ava Gardner, her career ending, has Island boys with noise makers to keep her happy, but when Burton arrives, she goes into schoolgirl swoon complete with temper tantrums. By the way, those noise makers, they seemed awfully cheesy and stereotypical. Calling immigrant protection!
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