I did not know Katharine did not want to make this film, I think it is a masterpiece. She uses her unique voice and the regal manner to do a very convincing job as the very sick mother of a very sick boy.
Apparently she loathed Mankiewicz so much (I think he was horrible to Monty Clift) that, on the final day of filming she asked, "are we finished?" and when she was assured they were, she walked up to Mankiewicz and spat in his face. True story...
@@slowpainful Only for his behavior toward Monty Cliff while filming Suddenly Last Summer. Prior to that, they had an excellent working relationship on many successful films. It is true she spat in his face after filming was complete, and they never spoke to each other again.
I've watched this great film at least 20 times and I'm not done with it even yet. "Truth is at the bottom of a bottomless well." -- Catherine (Taylor) quoting Cousin Sebastian
this is one of my favorite films of all-time. Tennessee Williams had human behavior pegged in this wonderful adaption of his play! I truly believe hypocrisy and cruelty in human behavior has manifested itself to a level that goes beyond 'shocking'.Like the comment listed earlier..humanity at it`s worst.. For the time period..yes.. but the horrors of the Holocaust in Germany was beyond humane. I ask myself everyday..all we all not predators of some sort. Sebastian shows us that in his walk with God and life. Some truths are best left hidden and buried for confirmation of 'truth' can make you go insane as poor 'Violet'!
I dont think she loathed making the film, but she loathed the way her friend Montgomery Clift was treated by both the director and producer of this film.
"And I looked and saw the sand all alive, all alive..." God, this gives me chills. The rapacious, merciless killing of the baby sea turtles by the birds of prey is the face of god...Hepburn is spectacular, horror, disgust, denial, flit across her face, and she's seen something she can never forget, learned a terrible truth. "We are all trapped by this devouring Creation... the horrible, inescapable truth..." Is there drama in the world more outrageously over the top than Tennessee Williams? It must be an actor's dream to get a speech like this. It's so melodramatic, but like David Lachapelle says, "If you want reality, take the bus." I'd rather take the crazy car with TW. Added 1 Oct 2019: I must add, there is a version with Maggie Smith and Natasha Richardson which is also fantastic, has better acting overall, and sticks more closely to the original. I find Taylor here to be raucous and out of her depth, and poor Monty Clift is just tragic in the wrong sense, wooden and awkward, not helped by a very unrewarding role. Come to think of it, Hepburn is the only reason I watch this version.
Williams was correct in his commentary; nature is what we consider to be cruel, but so is much of mankind. We sometimes try to rise above our nature, but often not successfully.
My kidnapper was a lot like this character and did many labotamies to me and had a couple herself, when Jane Soldan Huddleston Jones wakes up from that she's in a world of trouble and so are her accomplises.
Funny story, Clift known for writing notes in the margins of his scripts wrote "shit" for this particular monologue so that's what he thought of this. Not taking anything away from Hepburn but I get a kick out of his perception.
Maybe he meant "Shit, this is amazing!" No? Well, you either love this kind of flowery writing or you don't. If you don't why are you watching it? (I mean "you" in the abstract sense, not you personally!)
Montgomery Clift was like a statue in scenes in this movie. Was it his numb face? Im trying to figure out if there are any repercussions from the accident. i don't see any scars.
Elizabeth young beautiful inexperieced infront of old vetrans steals the show. Topbilled rightly she did the movie just after her beloved Mike Todd's death .No wonder she won 2 Oscars in her career earned millions fr her studio n producers there will only be one Elizabeth in history abundant brains n beauty
Katherine Hepburn is never anyone but Katherine Hepburn. She essentially plays herself in whatever role she undertakes, and her personality often overwhelms the character. If I were to choose an actress worthy of four Academy Awards, it would not be Hepburn.
There are many many actors of whom you could make this accusation. Any actor who is not a complete character actor, in other words, anyone who is not really a "movie star" is recognizable through the character. Fair enough if you don't like her style, but watch her in "The Lion in Winter," her fourth Oscar win, if you haven't already, and you may change your opinion. Or not.
@@margarethhoughton6782 Good point! Like I say in response, any "movie star" is recognizable, you can never really forget that "this is {-------} playing this character."
Katharine Hepburn was not a character actor (except for her work in The Lion in Winter). However, that didn't matter to her and she was, in fact, a great actress. The principle of acting encompasses the way of how you understand your character (psychology) and how you channel and portray the character's emotions or feelings (how you interact with your surroundings and other characters). If you watch carefully, the fact that ''Hepburn always played Hepburn'' (which is absolutely false) was related to physical aspects. Her voice was the same in all her performances, also her physical appearance. Nonetheless, great acting is not based on how much makeup the character had, if that thespian is changing her voice or physical appearance (these are secondary features). I am very surprised people say that ''her personality'' always overshadowed her performances (Do you know how Hepburn was in her real life??? As much as I know, Hepburn was so careful when protecting her private life): all her characters were very different and she was indeed the most versatile actress. Remember that versatility is not related on how different is the character in terms of physical appearance, it is based on how different is the character's psychology or personality. Nowadays, we are getting used to character thespians: which are not necessary more complete than traditional actors (Of course, it depends on the screeenplay and type of film: In Hepburn's era, comedy and drama were the most famous genres. Now we have more genres and actors are required to portray sometimes eccentric characters; however, this doesn't make them necessarily better actors than ones of the classic era). Most of current actors forget the true spirit of acting and defend their work with a great character and not with an oustanding acting. Hepburn had a long career, perhaps the longest one of an actress (another one could be Maggie Smith). Her acting evolved through the last half of her career. If you only watched Hepburn's films with Spencer Tracy, you can say that ''Hepburn always played Hepburn'', but these are 9 films of almost 50 credits of acting.
Movie suddently, last summer 1959. Hope for changing course (ending scene), otherwise only 1% will make it. Connected to Violet already. march 30, 2022
How was Audrey Hepburn able to memorize those lines? She went on for minutes and minutes and minutes seemingly having it all memorized, that's impossible. (6 minutes)
That's Katherine Hepburn not Audrey Hepburn. And many actors learn full plays. Kate Hepburn did full plays including Shakespearean plays. I saw her once on Broadway. She didn't skip a beat. ruclips.net/video/rjpHM66ncfU/видео.html
The reason why i dont believe this story is because Jesus is not a divine being, he is not the son of god. God is alone in Royalty and ruling his kingdom nobody helps God in ruling His creation.
I don't get where Jesus comes into this scene.... This scene is more or less saying that god doesn't exist; it's pointing out that nature, both the natural world and by extension our "natural" selves, is amoral, bloody, cruel and our struggle as humans is not to fall back into that, to try to rise above it, however futile it seems. By shoehorning every story into your religious narrative, you end up seeing the same thing everywhere...
@@slowpainful but, the Bible teaches this same thing, the flesh without God is just that, amoral and decrepid, it's why humans need to invite Jesus into their heart, so that his redeeming spirit can regenerate life and morality. That is being born again, it teaches.
@@moseymay1772 I'm not a believer, but I do think that mankind is capable of rising above our animal nature - for example, by writing strange, lurid plays in which a story about sea turtles and the cruel indifference of nature becomes an allegory. Products of the mind, philosophy and reason, and products of the emotions, dreams and poetry teach us to see connections and learn how to be moral beings. We did this all by ourselves. Also, the original comment was claiming that Jesus WASN'T the son of god or even part of the Trinity. If you guys enjoy debating which fairy tale is the right one, be my guest. I don't mean to pour cold water on your sincere beliefs, but frankly just as many atrocities occurred during the past 2000 years as before, many perpetrated by men claiming to be Christian. So inviting Jesus in seems to be singularly ineffective.
@David Roddis I understand what you are saying. It really isn't a thing to debate. I can't convince you and it isn't even doable or supposed to be as such. It is said that spiritual issues are spiritually discerned. Having been a seeker since a young age, I have had many experiences that have furthered my belief. Obviously you are a most intelligent person. There are folks such as CS Lewis and others who have set out to prove the Bible wrong and became believers. Anyway, ty for your reply and I wish you all the best.
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They don't write dialogue like that anymore.... ! Williams is brilliant!
"Nature is not created in the image of men's compassion". I will never forget this line, something we humans tend to forget.
Mother Nature is cruel! Only the strong survive!
But the point is humans are no exception to this.
That's why The Cathars thought that the Creator was a malevolent entity. The Pope Innocent III had them all slaughtered in the thirteenth century.
I did not know Katharine did not want to make this film, I think it is a masterpiece. She uses her unique voice and the regal manner to do a very convincing job as the very sick mother of a very sick boy.
Apparently she loathed Mankiewicz so much (I think he was horrible to Monty Clift) that, on the final day of filming she asked, "are we finished?" and when she was assured they were, she walked up to Mankiewicz and spat in his face. True story...
Hepburn is the ultimate queen bitch from hell in thiss movie
It’s one of my faves. The dueling performances of Kate and Elizabeth are brilliant; they both got nominated for Lead Actress Oscar that year.
There is NOONE more dramatic than Mr. Wms!!
@@slowpainful Only for his behavior toward Monty Cliff while filming Suddenly Last Summer. Prior to that, they had an excellent working relationship on many successful films. It is true she spat in his face after filming was complete, and they never spoke to each other again.
Thank God for dialogue like that and actors able to speak them!
This film is one of the scariest horror-films ever made. humanity at it's worst...
I totally agree. Violet and Sebastian were a pair of vultures in the truest sense of the word.
🎹 My God, what a scene! What dialogue!
What acting!
This entire scene is a portent for what would eventually happen to Sebastian.
Practically the only time Hepburn plays a villain and she is enormously effective. I think that it's one of her very best performances.
The incomparable Katherine Hepburn.
🎹 Brilliant dialogue unforgettably delivered by Hepburn.
I've watched this great film at least 20 times and I'm not done with it even yet. "Truth is at the bottom of a bottomless well." -- Catherine (Taylor) quoting Cousin Sebastian
As Williams do offer referring to Truth
As Blanche in Streetcar. “”I always wish to tell the truth but not as it is but what it ought to be””
this is one of my favorite films of all-time. Tennessee Williams had human behavior pegged in this wonderful adaption of his play! I truly believe hypocrisy and cruelty in human behavior has manifested itself to a level that goes beyond 'shocking'.Like the comment listed earlier..humanity at it`s worst.. For the time period..yes.. but the horrors of the Holocaust in Germany was beyond humane. I ask myself everyday..all we all not predators of some sort. Sebastian shows us that in his walk with God and life. Some truths are best left hidden and buried for confirmation of 'truth' can make you go insane as poor 'Violet'!
Considering she loathed making this film, Hepburn gives a very effective performance. Thanks for posting.
Timmerjax all the actors here seems making for this role. All perfect also the story by the writer
I dont think she loathed making the film, but she loathed the way her friend Montgomery Clift was treated by both the director and producer of this film.
The heightened poetic words of Williams are the most difficult to do. Hepburn does it here. Vivien did it in Streetcar.
Thank you so much for sharing this!!! It is one of my favorite scenes of any movie ever!
TheEggman51 You got it hun. Wonderful disturbing film. Cheers mate.
3:32 “I said, ‘Nooooooooooo no those are only birds, turtles, not us....’”
The music is so hilariously ominous.
"It's a long and dreadful thing, the depositing of the eggs in the sand pits..."
THIS TURTLE STORY IS TOO MUCH! IT'S DEEP! CREEPY!
What a scene! Love Katherine in this movie
"And I looked and saw the sand all alive, all alive..." God, this gives me chills. The rapacious, merciless killing of the baby sea turtles by the birds of prey is the face of god...Hepburn is spectacular, horror, disgust, denial, flit across her face, and she's seen something she can never forget, learned a terrible truth. "We are all trapped by this devouring Creation... the horrible, inescapable truth..." Is there drama in the world more outrageously over the top than Tennessee Williams? It must be an actor's dream to get a speech like this. It's so melodramatic, but like David Lachapelle says, "If you want reality, take the bus." I'd rather take the crazy car with TW.
Added 1 Oct 2019: I must add, there is a version with Maggie Smith and Natasha Richardson which is also fantastic, has better acting overall, and sticks more closely to the original. I find Taylor here to be raucous and out of her depth, and poor Monty Clift is just tragic in the wrong sense, wooden and awkward, not helped by a very unrewarding role. Come to think of it, Hepburn is the only reason I watch this version.
OMG!
Williams was correct in his commentary; nature is what we consider to be cruel, but so is much of mankind. We sometimes try to rise above our nature, but often not successfully.
Hepburn is just fantastic!
My kidnapper was a lot like this character and did many labotamies to me and had a couple herself, when Jane Soldan Huddleston Jones wakes up from that she's in a world of trouble and so are her accomplises.
Exquisite
Funny story, Clift known for writing notes in the margins of his scripts wrote "shit" for this particular monologue so that's what he thought of this. Not taking anything away from Hepburn but I get a kick out of his perception.
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I AGREE WITH MONTY. IT'S TOO MUCH
Maybe he meant "Shit, this is amazing!" No? Well, you either love this kind of flowery writing or you don't. If you don't why are you watching it? (I mean "you" in the abstract sense, not you personally!)
When too much is not enough.
Montgomery Clift was like a statue in scenes in this movie. Was it his numb face? Im trying to figure out if there are any repercussions from the accident. i don't see any scars.
I think that after his accident his face was partially paralyzed, and then came the painkillers with predictable results...
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Elizabeth young n beautiful one perienced
Elizabeth young beautiful inexperieced infront of old vetrans steals the show. Topbilled rightly she did the movie just after her beloved Mike Todd's death
.No wonder she won 2 Oscars in her career earned millions fr her studio n producers there will only be one Elizabeth in history abundant brains n beauty
Her accent doesn't sound Southern, more Eastern seaboard...
I am no low level actress neither was Katherine.
Katherine Hepburn is never anyone but Katherine Hepburn. She essentially plays herself in whatever role she undertakes, and her personality often overwhelms the character. If I were to choose an actress worthy of four Academy Awards, it would not be Hepburn.
So you really think that she acted like this crazy woman in real life?
There are many many actors of whom you could make this accusation. Any actor who is not a complete character actor, in other words, anyone who is not really a "movie star" is recognizable through the character. Fair enough if you don't like her style, but watch her in "The Lion in Winter," her fourth Oscar win, if you haven't already, and you may change your opinion. Or not.
@@margarethhoughton6782 Good point! Like I say in response, any "movie star" is recognizable, you can never really forget that "this is {-------} playing this character."
@@slowpainful you're right
Katharine Hepburn was not a character actor (except for her work in The Lion in Winter). However, that didn't matter to her and she was, in fact, a great actress. The principle of acting encompasses the way of how you understand your character (psychology) and how you channel and portray the character's emotions or feelings (how you interact with your surroundings and other characters). If you watch carefully, the fact that ''Hepburn always played Hepburn'' (which is absolutely false) was related to physical aspects. Her voice was the same in all her performances, also her physical appearance. Nonetheless, great acting is not based on how much makeup the character had, if that thespian is changing her voice or physical appearance (these are secondary features). I am very surprised people say that ''her personality'' always overshadowed her performances (Do you know how Hepburn was in her real life??? As much as I know, Hepburn was so careful when protecting her private life): all her characters were very different and she was indeed the most versatile actress. Remember that versatility is not related on how different is the character in terms of physical appearance, it is based on how different is the character's psychology or personality. Nowadays, we are getting used to character thespians: which are not necessary more complete than traditional actors (Of course, it depends on the screeenplay and type of film: In Hepburn's era, comedy and drama were the most famous genres. Now we have more genres and actors are required to portray sometimes eccentric characters; however, this doesn't make them necessarily better actors than ones of the classic era). Most of current actors forget the true spirit of acting and defend their work with a great character and not with an oustanding acting. Hepburn had a long career, perhaps the longest one of an actress (another one could be Maggie Smith). Her acting evolved through the last half of her career. If you only watched Hepburn's films with Spencer Tracy, you can say that ''Hepburn always played Hepburn'', but these are 9 films of almost 50 credits of acting.
The music for this scene is way too over the top....
Movie suddently, last summer 1959.
Hope for changing course (ending scene), otherwise only 1% will make it.
Connected to Violet already. march 30, 2022
How was Audrey Hepburn able to memorize those lines? She went on for minutes and minutes and minutes seemingly having it all memorized, that's impossible. (6 minutes)
That's Katherine Hepburn not Audrey Hepburn. And many actors learn full plays. Kate Hepburn did full plays including Shakespearean plays. I saw her once on Broadway. She didn't skip a beat.
ruclips.net/video/rjpHM66ncfU/видео.html
@@Muttonchop_USA holy crap, i just don't understand how someone can memorize that stuff
The reason why i dont believe this story is because Jesus is not a divine being, he is not the son of god. God is alone in Royalty and ruling his kingdom nobody helps God in ruling His creation.
I don't get where Jesus comes into this scene.... This scene is more or less saying that god doesn't exist; it's pointing out that nature, both the natural world and by extension our "natural" selves, is amoral, bloody, cruel and our struggle as humans is not to fall back into that, to try to rise above it, however futile it seems. By shoehorning every story into your religious narrative, you end up seeing the same thing everywhere...
@@slowpainful but, the Bible teaches this same thing, the flesh without God is just that, amoral and decrepid, it's why humans need to invite Jesus into their heart, so that his redeeming spirit can regenerate life and morality. That is being born again, it teaches.
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@@moseymay1772 I'm not a believer, but I do think that mankind is capable of rising above our animal nature - for example, by writing strange, lurid plays in which a story about sea turtles and the cruel indifference of nature becomes an allegory. Products of the mind, philosophy and reason, and products of the emotions, dreams and poetry teach us to see connections and learn how to be moral beings. We did this all by ourselves. Also, the original comment was claiming that Jesus WASN'T the son of god or even part of the Trinity. If you guys enjoy debating which fairy tale is the right one, be my guest. I don't mean to pour cold water on your sincere beliefs, but frankly just as many atrocities occurred during the past 2000 years as before, many perpetrated by men claiming to be Christian. So inviting Jesus in seems to be singularly ineffective.
@David Roddis I understand what you are saying. It really isn't a thing to debate. I can't convince you and it isn't even doable or supposed to be as such. It is said that spiritual issues are spiritually discerned. Having been a seeker since a young age, I have had many experiences that have furthered my belief. Obviously you are a most intelligent person. There are folks such as CS Lewis and others who have set out to prove the Bible wrong and became believers. Anyway, ty for your reply and I wish you all the best.
Amazing and unforgettable Katharine