CERN CineClub - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Wednesday 11 Feb 2009, 20:30 → 22:45 Europe/Zurich

503/1-001 - Council Chamber (CERN)

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Directed by Mike Nichols (USA, 1966) George is an associate professor of history who has turned to alcohol to deal with his vituperative, vicious wife Martha. Invited to the couple's home for late-night drinks are new professor Nick, and his naive wife Honey, 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 facade 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. English dialogue with french subtitles http://cineclub.web.cern.ch/Cineclub/