Suddenly, Last Summer
Suddenly, last summer, Cathy knew she was being used for something evil!
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Produced by Horizon Pictures, Academy Pictures Corporation
A dark psychological thriller about buried trauma, family corruption, and the weaponization of psychiatric medicine to silence inconvenient truth.
The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
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Is Suddenly, Last Summer sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Suddenly, Last Summer easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Suddenly, Last Summer end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Suddenly, Last Summer scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Suddenly, Last Summer violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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