Reflections in a golden eye novel6/21/2023 ![]() ![]() Overall it's an intelligent film whose main theme is repression and ultimate frustration of desire with it's tragic consequences. Carson McCullers (1917-1967) was the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, The Member of the Wedding, Reflections in a Golden Eye, and Clock Without Hands. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished. ![]() ![]() The film, which is basically a serious drama, turns out to be something of a cynical human comedy, due to "ridiculousness" of all of it's characters and the way the story is told by film's director - John Huston. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Army Major in an isolated military fort somewhere in the south, who gradually discovers his homosexuality and Liz Taylor, simply great here in the role of his cheating wife. What we have here is a good drama whose story is based on a book by Carson McCullers, featuring superb performances from Marlon Brando who plays a U.S. A new trade paperback edition of McCullers second novel, REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN. While generally the later is accepted as his masterpiece "Reflections in a Golden Eye" is misunderstood as Huston's "misfire", as a "flop", an opinion with which I tend to disagree. Buy a cheap copy of Reflections in a Golden Eye book by Carson McCullers. Reflections in a Golden Eye" was recognized by John Huston himself as his most important film of his late period along with "The Man who would be a King". For George Seferiades Cordially yours and good luck Carson McCullers from Henry Miller: First Edition of Carson McCullers Reflections In A Golden Eye Warmly. ![]()
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