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The Night of the Iguana

1964

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Brett Alan Dewing
Aug 26, 2025
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A Tennessee Williams play is all sweat and rancid liquor and last-ditch moonlit thrashing. But it is also perfect, carved with patient ruthless skill into a gem full of uncertain shadows. He really is one of the best.

Ava Gardner is a crackling fuse with a full charge at its end, and watching her performance is as thrilling as a bumpy bus ride through th…

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