Friday, March 2, 2012

Have you ever been collared and dragged out into the street and thrashed by a naked woman?


REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE is one of Elizabeth Taylor's last greatest performance, although I am partial to her "good bad" movies like "BOOM!" and "Ash Wednesday." This John Huston knockout from 1967, filmed in a gorgeous golden hue is taken from the eerie short story by the incomparable Carson McCullers about "a fort in the South, where a murder happened a few years ago..."

Combining the themes of repressed sexuality, voyeurism, the raw freedom of nature versus strict military discipline, REFLECTIONS reminds you of how Hollywood CAN produce thought-provoking film and entertainment thanks to a star-studded cast and a gripping story. Along with Ms. Taylor, Marlon Brando is mind-blowing as the fuming general, a young male beauty Robert Forster and wonderful actors such as Brian Keith, Julie Harris and Zorro David as the fabulous Anacleto.


Without giving away too much, this film is an audience as well as an actor's dream come true, from Marlon Brando experimenting with cold cream and weight-lifting to horseback riding in the nude, stunning cinematography and my favourite, Elizabeth Taylor, owning the screen with her potent sex appeal and perfect performance, REFLECTIONS will leave your mind reeling for days. And that's why we love movies, don't we "old sugar!"

                                                       ~ The Divine Elizabeth Taylor~