Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?1966

Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis
Genre: Drama
Rating: NOT RATED
Runtime: 131 minutes

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a play by Edward Albee first staged in 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they receive an unwitting y… more »



George:
You take the trouble to construct a civilization, to build a society based on the principles of... of principle. You make government and art and realize that they are, must be, both the same. You bring things to the saddest of all points, to the point where there is something to lose. Then, all at once, through all the music, through all the sensible sounds of men building, attempting, comes the Dies Irae. And what is it? What does the trumpet sound? Up yours.

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  • James Fuller
    James Fuller
    ...I suppose there's justice to it after all the years.
    LikeReply5 years ago
  • Stephen McElroy
    Stephen McElroy
    From Albee's
    LikeReply 16 years ago
    • Marina Grin
      Marina Grin
      Thank you!
      LikeReply6 years ago

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