Suddenly, Last Summer: A Queer Cinema Catchup & Fish Jelly Film Review

Joe and Allison are joined by Tomatometer-approved Rotten Tomatoes critics Nick and Joseph of Fish Jelly Film Reviews in this week's episode of Queer Cinema Catchup. Together, they unpack the 1959 film Suddenly, Last Summer based on the Tennessee Williams play; directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz; written by Gore Vidal, Mankiewicz, and Williams; and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, and Montgomery Clift.

Listen as they discuss the behind-the-scenes queerness of this already queer movie (3:09); the central metaphor of the film and what it says about the implied queer identity of one of its major (albeit dead) characters (7:20); the deeper, darker implications of Elizabeth Taylor's famous white bathing suit (19:41); how the film got around the Hays Code (21:48); whether or not the coded and negative representation of the film is damaging (29:11); the connection between Tennessee Williams' personal history and the plot of the film (34:07); and how Katharine Hepburn's performance inspired Anthony Hopkins (39:50).

Thanks very much to Joseph and Nick for joining us; you can hear more of their reviews on their youtube channel and podcast.

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