Reflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers

Penderton takes Firebird and rides wildly into the woods, passing the naked Williams at high speed. As he continues this practice, Williams starts to go through Leonora's belongings, especially her lingerie and perfume. He eventually breaks into the house and watches Leonora sleep at night, unbeknownst to Penderton as they have separate bedrooms. Williams watches them from outside the house, and from then on spies on them. Leonora and Penderton have an argument that same night, in which Leonora taunts Penderton and strips naked in front of him. Penderton is critical of this to Leonora but his secret interest in the free-spirited Williams is clear. One day while riding, Langdon, Leonora and Penderton see Williams riding nude and bareback on one of the military horses.

Williams is shown to be sympathetic to all the horses in the stable. Their affair is revealed, as well as Leonora's strong bond with her horse Firebird. Penderton's wife Leonora prepares to go horseback riding with Lt. Major Penderton assigns Private Williams to clear some foliage at his private officer's quarters instead of his usual duty of maintaining the horses and stables. Other central characters are Lieutenant Colonel Morris Langdon and his depressed wife Alison, the Langdons' houseboy Anacleto, and Private Ellgee Williams. Army post in the South in the late 1940s, it features Major Weldon Penderton and his wife Leonora. The film tells of six central characters, their failures, obsessions and darkest desires. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando. It deals with elements of repressed sexuality, both homosexual and heterosexual, as well as voyeurism and murder. Reflections in a Golden Eye is a 1967 American drama film directed by John Huston and based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Carson McCullers.

Reflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers