Monday, December 13, 2021

A high-caliber whodunit …

ON THE MURDER MYSTERY MOVIE WRITTEN BY STEPHEN SONDHEIM AND ANTHONY PERKINS. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Its sophisticated detectives and suspects have much of the witty urbanity of Sondheim’s theatrical creations, as well as their moments of wistfulness, longing and self-doubt. Part dizzying mystery, part black comedy, part delicate camp indulgence, The Last of Sheila contains remnants and seeds of much of Sondheim’s groundbreaking theatrical work of the 1970s.

No comments:

Post a Comment