Cocktails with George and Martha

• Verfasst von: Gefter, Philip [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Cocktails with George and Martha
• Titelzusatz: movies, marriage, and the making of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
• Ausgabe: Erstausgabe
• Verlagsort: New York
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
• Jahr: 2024
• Umfang: 346 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Ilustrationen
• Fussnoten: Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 321-325
• ISBN: 978-1-63557-962-8
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism
• Sach-SW: PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism
• Sach-SW: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family
• Sach-SW: Biographies
• Sach-SW: Biographies
• K10plus-PPN: 1888247096

Abstract

Intro -- Half Title -- Dedication -- By the Same Author -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Epigraph -- Prologue -- 1: The College of Complexes -- 2: Marquee Dreams -- 3: Wild Applause -- 4: Hollywood Bound -- 5: If You Give Me Chocolate, I'll Give You Flowers -- 6: Flies in the Ointment -- 7: The Most Famous Couple in the World -- 8: The Art of Filmmaking -- 9: Those Damned Guests -- 10: The Producer's Other Cheek -- 11: Getting to the Marrow -- 12: Labor Pains -- 13: Edward Albee and Mike Nichols Dance the Watusi -- Marriage in Relief: An Epilogue -- Photographs -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Image Credits -- Index -- A Note on the Author -- Copyright.

Abstract

An award-winning author presents the history and impact of both the theatrical and cinematic versions of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and how it forced audiences to confront deeply-held concepts about relationships, sex and family. Edward Albee's play, which debuted on stage in 1962 and was adapted for the silver screen in 1966, takes place over one long, boozy night, laying bare the lies, compromises, and scalding love that have sustained a middle-aged couple through decades of marriage. Now, acclaimed author Philip Gefter tells that story in full for the first time, tracing "Woolf" from its hushed origins in Greenwich Village's bohemian enclave, through its tormented production process, to its explosion onto screens across America and a permanent place in the canon of cinematic marriages