The Night Of The Iguana (1964) ****

One thing that always fascinates me about film adaptations of Tennessee Williams is how well they retain his stamp across different directors (such as Elia Kazan, Richard Brooks, Sidney Lumet, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and John Huston). The Night Of The Iguana (1964) is no exception. Sure, the location may be Mexico instead of the southern US, as was often the setting in Williams' work. But all the elements are there—poetic dialogue, sexually frank women, outsiders, melodrama, failure. Despite the typical sauciness (some of which I honestly think still manages to provoke), NOTI might just be Williams' most humanistic story. Huston frames everyone strikingly and the performances are excellent across the board. 

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