"We do not live together. We occupy the same space, nothing more." Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor) Brick (Paul Newman).
We are faced with the film adaptation of the work gave the author his second Pulitzer Prize Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (to translate the title into English, the word disappeared hot) .
This is not the first nor the last time that takes to the big screen some of the works of Tennessee Williams, other examples are Suddenly Last Summer , A Streetcar Named Desire or The Rose tattooed.
could summarize the tape as a play about sexual and emotional frustrations, as well as a vivid portrait of passionate loyalty.
addition, the pairing of Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman in this movie is one of the most memorable movies: a hot combination of beauty, passion and talent. But not only that, but because this film was both a turning point in their careers.
- You know how I feel? Like a Cat on a Hot Tin Roof warmed by the sun! Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor).
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- What could be the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof? Brick (Paul Newman).
- continue to resist it while . Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor).
The cat ... premiered on Broadway under the direction of Elia Kazan and Barbara Bel Geddes and Ben Gazzara in the lead roles (a Burl Ives noted that he played the same role in both the theater and cinema). The most important work won Tony Awards the year and reached 700 performances. But Williams was not satisfied with the result, since censorship had forced him to soften some aspects of the work, especially those related to the implied homosexuality of her husband (something that also occurred in the film), blamed for the suicide of his fellow sports.
The action takes place over a hot summer night in which members of a wealthy Southern family have gathered to mark the birthday of patriarch (Burl Ives), who unknowingly suffer cancer terminal. The favorite son (Paul Newman), temporarily injured, try to drown their frustrations in alcohol, to the despair of his wife (Elizabeth Taylor), fails interest in the dispute over the inheritance, with the possible death of the father, held his wife, the eldest son and his ambitious wife (Judith Anderson, Jack Carson and Madeleine Sherwood).
began in February 1958 shooting Cat on a Hot Tin Roof , and the two actors were in a crucial moment in their lives: the right film could launch to stardom, and wrong sink in the mud.
Elizabeth Taylor was 26 and had 15 in the scene, as he matured, we can say, as did the characters he played, even though most of them just left him demonstrate its potential ... well, all the critics began to wonder what the course of his career just at this moment, is that Taylor did not attract attention only by their performances, but also for its beauty and hectic personal life.
On the other hand, Paul Newman had four years of film career when he received this paper. Naturally, the studio hired him because they wanted a new "Brando", in fact it is as advert. He was one of the greatest actors of the decade with the aforementioned Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift as well and James Dean (although he was already dead), but Newman was a tortoise among hares, and this film was the change: from now the roles that other funds would interpret differently.
So in 1958, both were willing to be at the top of the star system at the time, just needed the proper medium, and that was Cat on a Hot Tin Roof .
Maggie, the provocative, and Brick, the troubled, are the kinds of roles that actors dream.
A Newman, the disturbing and complicated Brick given an opportunity to shed those PAPL handsome boy where he had begun to stagnate, although part of that problem was due to the hypnotic beauty and unnatural character poseía.Para prepare delved into his own life: his character in the film is a man with a huge desire is to have a good relationship with his father, which Newman also wanted in real life.
Although the film was destined to become a blockbuster, thanks to the popularity and electrifying performances from their players, there was an event that shocked the film set, including Elizabeth Taylor, her third husband, died in plane crash, but the shooting did not cease. She took almost a month off, but MGM did not pay for each day not worked, so had to re-shoot.
From their careers successful as the Coca-Cola: Taylor showed that in addition to being young and beautiful, could give life to different and difficult roles, to Paul Newman, was his talim and strength push him to fight for better roles.
Curiosities and details:
- In the beginning was going to shoot in black and white, but eventually opted for the color because they see the beautiful Elizabeth Taylor's violet eyes and the deep blue eyes of Paul Newman that was encouragement to go see the movie.
- The film opened in September 58 and became the sensation of the season immediately: 10 million box office.
- was nominated for 6 Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Cinematography.
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