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Movie poster: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
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Suddenly, Last Summer

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1959 · 114 min Thriller Drama Mystery
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.

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Year 1959
Country United Kingdom, United States of America
Genre Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Runtime 114 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (311 votes)

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This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

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