Elizabeth Taylor - Reflections in a Golden Eye - by Richard Bassett

Dame Elizabeth Taylor agreed to do, "Reflections in a Golden Eye" (1967) with Montgomery Clift being her co-star. His career, as well as his personal life, was spiraling downward in the early 1960's. Due to drug and alcohol abuse, he was deemed uninsurable and was unable to secure film work. Elizabeth was ready to cover his insurance fee of one million dollars in order for Montgomery to make the film. Unfortunately, three months before film was to begin, Montgomery Clift died of a heart attack, at the age of 45, in 1966. Elizabeth could barely accept it. He was closer to her than a brother. She and Richard flower arrangement sais, "Rest in Peace, Perturbed Soul". Marlon Brando took the role that was slated for Monty. The odd story was that of closet homosexuality, adulterous affairs and very complex characters development. It certainly is worth seeing. Elizabeth was excellent in her over the top wife of a homosexual army major. Actually, Marlon and Elizabeth got on famously together....despite what the press was saying about an all out feud. Please remember to donate and allow others to see this and it is my hope that everyone is able to see all of Elizabeth's sixty films....each magical in their own way, earning her five Academy Award nominations, and three Academy Awards. Of her films, she always states, "I wasn't that bad, was I". Absolutely not, Dame Elizabeth, absolutely, empirically not.
By Richard Bassett

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[MrDoublehappy]

Montgomery Clift was the first choice and Brando came in as a replacement several months before shooting. Interestingly however is that very early in Brando's career (in the late forties), home footage exists of a peculiar yet friendly bond between Montgomery Clift and Brando. At the time Clift was exceptionally famous, and Brando was just a new yet sweet bird of youth. How appropriate that if anyone should replace Clift it would be the now very much older Marlon Brando.

[richardbassett1956]

According to an unaurthorized biography about Marlon Brando, he and Monty had a brief but very powerful love affair....with Brando being the ellusive one and Monty clinging to him. Who knows? It was 1947!

[etrax2000]

@richardbassett1956 its more and more out there that Brando was more than TRI SEXUAL, he got it on with any man who pleased him or could help his careeer scores of male Hollywood agents helped Brando "AUDITIOn" his talents which I hear were not that impressive ..unlike Warren Beatty who I hear,, were

[richardbassett1956]

Yes, I believe this about Marlon....His lover (for many years in the late 1940's) was TV's Mr Peepers, 'Wally Cox' (of all people!!!)

[Viv77590]

What is the name of this song? It is Fantastic!

[richardbassett1956]

Viv, I know the song is from Yanni and I believe it is, "Reflections"

[rrf221990]

Oh hai! Have you thought about the intellitus cash system (just google it)? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my work buddy made a lot of money with it.

[tzipporam]

What a diva....

[JERIPRIDE9]

Elizabeth did a magnificent job in this film especially in the scene where she whips Brando. That white dress she looked stunning just as she did in the White Chiffon dress in CAT. All that beauty gone from our world. TY RICHARD FOR KEEPING HER LEGACY ALIVE FOREVER. Donate to the Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation in her memory if you can as I did. Sleep warm precious Angel Eyes.

[tzipporam]

What a diva...

[dedeurs]

Sigh. Her Cleopatra make-up and '60s bouffants did no good to the movie, neither did her too glamorous costumes. The story was happening during the 1940s, after all. Such a waste. The scene in the woods (Brandon-Forster) and everything involving Julie Harris and that houseboy creep show what a great classic this could have been. Shame on you, Huston.

[wpniabbc]

Elizabeth Taylor…truly one of the most beautiful women to ever grace the silver screen. I was born the same year as her, and this allowed me to follow her career from the start. Despite some of her personal problems, I never allowed it to change my opinion of her. A classic beauty and a great actress!.

[BaillieJohannsen71]

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[Littlesparrow18]

i would soooo luv to here all that with the real sound if there was any lol

[etrax2000]

I believe that this film has a more overt European version and that John houston had to shelf too much of the obvious footage.. so it was toned down. there are still some people who watch this film and see that it has something to do with alcaholism. yes there are people still who just didn't get it. there is no alcoholism in the military. not then ;;not nerver. or so they tell me when I ask about it. (LOL)

[etrax2000]

Sort of brings up rumors about Monroe and Shelley Winters !there are peole who kept authentic diaries and home moviesof those times who knew for a fact of what really went on.. cary Grant to his dying days denied being gay but there are home movies of him with Randolh Scott being very" DOMESTIQUE ",long after they both had enough money to live seperatley aquaintances of both state that it was the so called more masculine cowboy star Scott who was more the wife than the often suspected Grant.