If you want proof that Tennessee Williams, John Huston and indeed
Richard Burton can do comedy just take a look at "The Night of the
Iguana" which is not only one of the best films made from a Williams'
play, (and it's one of his lesser plays), but also one of Huston's best
films. Burton is the randy defrocked priest escorting a busload of
women, and church women at that, on a tour of Mexico, holing up in an
hotel run by Ava Gardner and being lusted after by nymphet Sue Lyon,
reprising her 'Lolita' role. Deborah Kerr is the eccentric painter who
arrives with her 97 year old grandfather poet and Grayson Hall is the
leader of the church women with designs on Lyon. They are all excellent,
with the possible exception of poor Sue who was never much of an
actress while Gardener, in the part Bette Davis played on Broadway, was
never better. Gabriel Figueroa was responsible for the superb black and
white cinematography.Thursday 4 April 2019
THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA ***
If you want proof that Tennessee Williams, John Huston and indeed
Richard Burton can do comedy just take a look at "The Night of the
Iguana" which is not only one of the best films made from a Williams'
play, (and it's one of his lesser plays), but also one of Huston's best
films. Burton is the randy defrocked priest escorting a busload of
women, and church women at that, on a tour of Mexico, holing up in an
hotel run by Ava Gardner and being lusted after by nymphet Sue Lyon,
reprising her 'Lolita' role. Deborah Kerr is the eccentric painter who
arrives with her 97 year old grandfather poet and Grayson Hall is the
leader of the church women with designs on Lyon. They are all excellent,
with the possible exception of poor Sue who was never much of an
actress while Gardener, in the part Bette Davis played on Broadway, was
never better. Gabriel Figueroa was responsible for the superb black and
white cinematography.
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