Boom!

Boom! is a 1968 British drama film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Noël Coward. It was directed by Joseph Losey and adapted from Tennessee Williams' play The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. Flora 'Sissy' Goforth is a terminally ill woman living with a coterie of servants in a large mansion on a secluded island. Into her life comes a mysterious man, Angelo Del Morte . The mysterious man may or may not be "The Angel of Death". The interaction between Goforth and Del Morte forms the backbone of the plot, with both of the major characters voicing lines of dialogue that... carry allegorical and Symbolist significance. Secondary characters chime in, such as "the Witch of Capri" . The movie mingles respect and contempt for human beings who, like Goforth, continue to deny their own death even as it draws closer and closer. It examines how these characters can enlist and redirect their fading erotic drive into the reinforcement of this denial. The film was received poorly by critics, and maintains an 8% rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
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