Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Special Edition) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Turning the underbelly of bourgeois academia into a microcosm of human relationships in all their arduous complexities, Mike Nichols' auspicious debut feature is a harrowing descent into the private lives and painful secrets of two couples thrown together for an evening. Based on the controversial play by Edward Albee, this noir-ish 1966 drama stars former real-life couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, in what many critics consider to be their best performances. George (Burton) is a senior professor of history who has turned to alcohol to deal with his vituperative, vicious wife Martha (Taylor), whose appetite for administering abuse knows no bounds. Invited to the couple's home for late-night drinks are new professor Nick (George Segal), and his naïve wife Honey (Sandy Dennis), where over the course of the evening, the polished veneer of the hosts tarnishes grotesquely. The witty repartee of consummate sophisticate Martha degenerates into increasingly violent verbal abuse of both her husband and guests, while George's stoic façade crumbles both physically and emotionally. The horrified Nick and Honey initially come off as happier foils to the misery of the older married couple, but the guests are soon mirroring George and Martha in their mutual antagonism, giving voice to buried resentments and alcohol-fueled revelations of repressed injuries. A director with a reputation for delivering intelligent, "adult" films, Nichols made a remarkably smooth and successful transition from stage to screen with this adaptation of Albee's already-notorious play. Screenwriter Ernest Lehman kept the text of the play virtually intact, maintaining the intensity and sheer violence of the frankly foul language. The film shocked audiences, presenting them with a tortuous foray into a love-hate relationship and, ultimately, mental illness. WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? received Academy Award nominations in virtually every category it was eligible for, winning five of them.

"...[A] still-blistering movie of Edward Albee's play..." - Mike, Clark (USA Today Critic), USA Today, 10/03/1997

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Artist Name(s):	Elizabeth Taylor (Actor) | John Boorman (Actor) | Mike Nichols (Actor) | Edward Albee | Ernest Lehman (Actor) | Nichelle Nichols (Actor) | George Segal (Actor) Elizabeth Taylor (Actor) | John Boorman (Actor) | 米克尼高斯 (Actor) | Edward Albee | Ernest Lehman (Actor) | Nichelle Nichols (Actor) | George Segal (Actor) Elizabeth Taylor (Actor) | John Boorman (Actor) | 米克尼高斯 (Actor) | Edward Albee | Ernest Lehman (Actor) | Nichelle Nichols (Actor) | George Segal (Actor) エリザベス･タイラー (Actor) | Ｊｏｈｎ Ｂｏｏｒｍａｎ (Actor) | マイク・ニコルズ (Actor) | Ｅｄｗａｒｄ Ａｌｂｅｅ | Ｅｒｎｅｓｔ Ｌｅｈｍａｎ (Actor) | Nichelle Nichols (Actor) | George Segal (Actor) Elizabeth Taylor (Actor) | John Boorman (Actor) | Mike Nichols (Actor) | Edward Albee | Ernest Lehman (Actor) | Nichelle Nichols (Actor) | George Segal (Actor)
Director:	Mike Nichols 米克尼高斯 米克尼高斯 マイク・ニコルズ Mike Nichols
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Release Date:	2006-12-05
UPC Code:	012569821095
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, Korean, Spanish, French, Portuguese
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	Not Rated
Publisher:	Warner Home Video
Other Information:	2 DVDs
Package Weight:	150 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004825320

Director: Mike Nichols

DVD Features:

2-Disc Set
Region 1
Keep Case
Special Edition
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono - English, French
Subtitles - English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton Movie Trailer Gallery
Featurette:
1. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: A Daring Work of Raw Excellence"
2. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: Too Shocking for its Time"
3. "Elizabeth Taylor - An Intimate Portrait"
Audio Commentary:
1. Mike Nichols - Director
2. Steven Soderbergh - Director
3. Haskell Wexler - Cinematographer