Cherry orchard. Talking to a stranger. Keep an eye on Amélie. Make and break. Absolute hell. Ghosts. Can you hear me thinking? Going gently.
Notes:
Title from container. The cherry orchard based on a play by Anton Chekhov. Talking to a stranger based on a play by John Richard Hopkins. Keep an eye on Amélie based on a play by Georges Feydeau. Make and break based on a play by Michael Frayn. Absolute hell based on a play by Rodney Ackland. Ghosts based on a play by Henrik Ibsen. Contains nine productions originally broadcast on the BBC. The cherry orchard originally released as a motion picture in 1962 ; Talking to a stranger originally released as a motion picture in 1966 ; Keep an eye on Amélie originally released as a motion picture in 1973 ; Make and break originally released as a motion picture in 1987 ; Absolute hell originally released as a motion picture in 1991 ; The cherry orchard originally released as a motion picture in 1981 ; Ghosts originally released as a motion picture in 1987 ; Can you hear me thinking? originally released as a motion picture in 1990 ; Going gently originally released as a motion picture in 1981. Special features: Viewing notes booklet ; Disc 3: Favorite things: Judi Dench (1985) ; Disc 5: Judi Dench interview: Send in the clowns (1996) ; Disc 6: Judi Dench talks to Richard Eyre (2002) ; Disc 7: Radio play: Amy's view (2000) ; Disc 8: Radio plays: With great pleasure (1991); Are you still awake? (1994). The cherry orchard (1962): Judi Dench, John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Holm. Talking to a stranger: Judi Dench. Keep an eye on Amélie: Judi Dench, Patrick Cargill. Make and break: Judi Dench. Absolute hell: Judi Dench. The cherry orchard (1981): Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Timothy Spall. Ghosts: Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Gambon, Natasha Richardson. Can you hear me thinking?: Judi Dench. Going gently: Judi Dench.
Contents:
Disc 1: The cherry orchard (ca. 130 min.) -- Disc 2: Talking to a stranger: pt. 1: Anytime you're ready, I'll sparkle ; pt. 2: No skill or special knowledge required (total disc time ca. 180 min.) -- Disc 3: Talking to a stranger: pt. 3: Gladly, my cross-eyed bear ; pt. 4: The innocent must suffer (total disc time ca. 180 min.) -- Disc 4: Keep an eye on Amélie ; Make and break (total disc time ca. 188 min.) -- Disc 5: Absolute hell (ca. 120 min.) -- Disc 6: The cherry orchard / directed by Richard Eyre (ca. 128 min.) -- Disc 7: Ghosts (ca. 103 min.) -- Disc 8: Can you hear me thinking? ; Going gently (total disc time ca. 157 min.).
Summary:
The cherry orchard: Madame Ranevskaya returns to her decaying estate in pre-Revolutionary Russia after an exile in Paris. The estate and its beloved cherry orchard are threatened by Ranevskaya's financial problems, and no one seems able to do anything about it. Talking to a stranger: A grown-up brother and sister go home to visit their elderly parents, but a series of emotional developments lead to shocking resolutions. Consists of four episodes, telling the same events from each major character's point of view. Keep an eye on Amélie: A coquette agrees to marry a confirmed bachelor so he can inherit a million francs. Make and break: A successful manufacturer, driven by the compulsion to use and consume everything around him, is forced to turn his eyes upon himself during one climactic night at a trade fair in Germany. Absolute hell: Dench stars as Christine, the proprietor of a bohemian nightclub in post-World War II London. Ghosts: Dench stars as Mrs. Alving, whose respected late husband led a dark, secret life. Can you hear me thinking?: Parents lives are shattered when their teenage son develops schizophrenia. Going gently: Dench stars as a hospice nurse to two adversarial patients.
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