Suddenly, Last Summer
Movie • 1959 • Drama
ReportThe only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
This movie contains 9 potentially triggering events.
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Character is followed by a crowd of people.
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Emotional abuse towards a character is described.
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Themes/implications.
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Addiction
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Alcohol consumed, patients are often sedated in a mental hospital.
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Animal
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Description of baby Turtles being hunted by birds after hatching on the beach.
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Are there bugs?
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they are being fed to a venus fly trap
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alluded to, never shown or said in triggering wording
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Bodily Harm
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Is there cannibalism?
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at the very end of catherine’s monologue, during the flashbacks
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Described
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Does someone fall to their death?
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One of the characters tries to commit suicide by jumping from a railing, but they're saved on time.
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Children
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Death
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Family
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Does a parent die?
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Talks about the death of a character's father.
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Does someone cheat?
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Cheating doesn't happen but character talks about almost seducing someone who is married.
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Fear
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Gross
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Is there audio gore?
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A character gives a gutteral scream (scream feels very realistic).
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Catherine is given a shot to calm her down, she takes it willingly
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Most of Catherine’s scenes take place in a mental hospital
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*spoiler*
catherine attempts to jump from a railing but is stopped by a nurse
catherine attempts to jump from a railing but is stopped by a nurse
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Paranoia
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Actor unintentionally makes eye contact with the camera once.
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Pregnancy
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Is there hate speech?
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Homophobia
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Does an LGBT person die?
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coldbutburning
*spoiler*
sebastian dies before the beginning of the movie and he is a gay man
sebastian dies before the beginning of the movie and he is a gay man
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Period-typical treatment of people with mental health issues.
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Relationships
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Alluded
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Sex
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Are there nude scenes?
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Character talks about her clothes being see-through in a flashback.
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coldbutburning
violet’s obsession with her son can be seen as such. in my opinion it is heavily implied
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Sickness
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Character is diagnosed with a type of dementia.
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Social
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