X, y and zee 1972 zee and robert blakeley are members of swinging londons upper crust whose unique lovehate marriage heads towards destruction when robert falls in love with a beautiful young widow named stella, and zee goes through a series of scheming adventures to break robert and stella up. With no film offers forthcoming, taylor turned to the stage, and in 1981 she starred in a production of the little foxes. Michael caine and susannah york are great actors in any right. Y immediately began probing xs vaginal opening, and x mimicked her actions. Their films together continued to lose money and attract the ire of critics and very few of their solo acting efforts were considered much better either. Caine tries to find peace in an affair with dewyeyed widow susannah york but liz proceeds to make both their lives a living hell. More to the point, the considerthepossibilities algebra of the title and the central casting of. The year 1971 is tattoed all over every frame of x, y and zee thanks to elizabeth taylors wardrobe that is, lets say, folkloric for a non british audience. Le film x, y and zee 1972 vostfr admin 20170514t01.
Elizabeth taylor is zee blakeley, the wife of eternally philandering robert michael caine, in this story of swinging londoners directed by brian g. Released by columbia pictures, it was based upon a novel by edna obrien. Elizabeth taylor simple english wikipedia, the free. The movie in this case is no masterpiece, but audiences are having fun at it because it unzips along at a nice, vulgar clip. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Essential liz taylors first film for hutton sees her again taking on kinky material. Rare seriously, the oop vhs edition goes for big bucks 1972 film starring elizabeth taylor and michael caine as a fedup married couple. The box or case may have some signs of previous use but is generally in nice shape. Nov 09, 2016 a stolen paradise is a controversial new book about the making of john hustons film the night of the iguana and its impact on puerto vallarta, mexico. Hutton and starring elizabeth taylor, michael caine, and susannah york. September 20 learn how and when to remove this template message the year 1972 in film involved several significant cinematic events including the release of francis ford. Peter cushing, the brides of dracula,film hd 720p youtube.
Zee and co, also known as x, y and zee and zee and company, is a 1972 british film released by columbia pictures. When roberts fancy for the beautiful young widow stella susannah york, tom jones threatens to break up her marriage, zee takes matters into her own hands to try to. With elizabeth taylor, michael caine, susannah york, margaret leighton. A stolen paradise is a controversial new book about the making of john hustons film the night of the iguana and its impact on puerto vallarta, mexico. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for x, y and zee 1972. They were asked to complete a full personality evaluation in advance of the experiment, for which they would be compensated, and to return in three days time to participate in the tests. Highly charged and erotic, this controversial melodrama stars elizabeth taylor as the overbearing wife of london architect michael caine. X, y and z 1972 dvd elizabeth taylor, michael caine, susannah york new.
Edna obrien adapted her own novel for x, y and zee 1972, a campy soap opera starring elizabeth taylor, michael caine, and susannah york as the three points of. For a number of years, american movie exhibitors voted taylor among the most popular stars in the country. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in north america are as follows. A london architects michael caine raging wife elizabeth taylor finally gets even with him for his affair with a widow susannah york. The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistress. X, y and zee aka zee and company 1972, 110m, 35mm, uk. Taylors first film for hutton sees her again taking. The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between. Whether good two oscars, one of the first milliondollar paychecks, and charity work, bad health and weight problems, drug battles, and other tragedies, or ugly eight.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. X, y and zee is also one of those kinds of movies that are so hip and now that it has one of those meanttobeprofound nonending endings. If you like x, y and zee you are looking for serious, captivating and emotional movies about with love triangle, infidelity, haunted by the past, couples, crumbling marriage, unfulfillment and romance themes of drama genre shot in uk. Michael caine, elizabeth taylor, susannah york, margaret leighton the venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistress. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Mar 23, 2011 in 1972 the burtons also costarred in a television feature, divorce his, divorce hers. Interestingly enough, her agentic state was strong enough that she even followed the nonverbal commands of another agentic individual. Elizabeth taylor, michael caine, susannah york new. However in x, y and zee both actors are blown off the screen by an inspired comic performance by elizabeth taylor. Apr 03, 2009 crazy elizabeth taylormichael cainsusannah york movie who opens up a film with a psychedelic ping pong match only in the 70s. Please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced. She also starred in secret ceremony 1969, x, y and zee 1972 and ash wednesday 1973. Yes, i know its a bad movie but there are so many good moments in it that i dont feel ashamed to have it in my library.
Lifelong film fan view my complete profile life is. The screenplay was published, unusually, some months before the film appeared, allowing readers to notice. The black windmill 1974 page 1 of 4 previous next page. X and y placed their hands between each others thighs. Caine embarks on an affair with a beautiful young woman susannah york, leading taylor on a downward, drunken spiral that culminates in a suicide attempt and, shockingly, her own dalliance with york.
The complete michael caine filmography list challenges. Elizabeth taylor appeared in numerous movies and television shows from 1942 through 2003. Aka x, y and zee aka zee and company 1972 an absolute ball. Hutton, with elizabeth taylor, michael caine, susannah york, at turner classic movies. Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. The film reached british cinemas several months later, rated x. Critics praised the picture, with taylors volcanic performance getting most of the kudos. In chic london, catty taylor chafes when husband michael caine chases susannah york. York reveals to taylor that she was kicked out of school for kissing the nuns, so taylor makes a surprise visit to yorks flat and, its implied though not specifically stated, they wind up having sex. The complete michael caine filmography show list info. The wife elizabeth taylor of a london architect michael caine gets even for his lover.
X, y and zee 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Never has any woman tried so hard to keep her man in the face of dire circumstances while simultaneously wreaking havoc on just about everyone. Elizabeth taylor drama full movies the venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break. Zee and co also known as x y and zee and zee and company is a 1972 british drama film directed by brian g.
Hutton writing credits in alphabetical order edna obrien cast in credits order verified as complete elizabeth taylor. Originally released under the title zee and company, this film follows the chaotic events that take place when the jealous, brash zee blakeley. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Starring elizabeth taylor, michael caine, susannah york, margaret leighton.
X, y and zee 1972 plot summary 3 the venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistress. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Posted on january 20, 2017 by admin with no comments. Subjects x and y were selected for what they were told was a study on stress and its effects on memory retention. X y and zee manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. Swinging london was already a faded memory in 1972 and the spectacle of dame margaret leighton in a seethrough blouse did nothing to inspire nostalgia for it. The year 1972 in film involved several significant cinematic events including the release of francis ford coppolas academy awardwinning film, the godfather highestgrossing films u. Remember seeing this film when it first came out and thinking then it was ahead of its time, sexually and morally. X, y and zee is a strange little film, but if youre a taylor fan and dont mind overlooking a few flaws, you might find it quite entertaining and amusing. Its softcore pornography, sort of like john oharas later novels and miss taylor plops herself down in the middle of it as a bitchy wife. She has won two academy awards for best actress, the first for her performance in butterfield 8, the second for her performance in whos afraid of virginia woolf in 1999 she won the bafta academy fellowship award, a lifetime achievement award. X, y i zee okrutna ljepotica nastoji upropastiti zivot svoga bogatog muza pogledajte video i opis za film x, y i zee x, y and zee.
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