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A Little Night Music

Elizabeth Taylor (Actor), Diana Rigg (Actor), Harold Prince (Director) Rated:

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An actress, her married ex-lover, her current lover's wife and other guests gather at a circa-1900 estate.

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There are many enjoyable elements in the 1978 film version of Stephen Sondheim's exquisite chamber musical A Little Night Music, based on Ingmar Bergman's film Smiles of a Summer Night. First, Sondheim's score (all based on meters of 3) is full of riches such as "Now/Later/Soon," "Every Day a Little Death," "It Would Have Been Wonderful," and the famous "Send in the Clowns." There's even one reworking, of "The Glamorous Life," that became something of a collector's item for fans. Second, much of the cast is good, with original Broadway lead Len Cariou reprising his role as Frederik, the lawyer torn between his young wife, Anne (Lesley Anne-Down), and his former beau Desiree (Elizabeth Taylor). Others from the original Broadway company are Laurence Guittard (as pompous soldier Carl-Magnus) and Hermione Gingold (Mme. Armfeldt), and Diana Rigg adds a wonderful spice. Unfortunately Hal Prince couldn't translate his successful stage direction to this clunky film, Taylor's marquee value couldn't help her sing her big number, "Send in the Clowns," and a number of decisions--cutting songs, moving the setting from Sweden to Austria, eliminating the Greek chorus--just didn't work. It's worth seeing for the cast and for Sondheim's music, but all in all, A Little Night Music is one of the most dismal Broadway-to-movie adaptations ever made. --David Horiuchi

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The 2007 DVD is in a barely perceptible 1.66 widescreen, not enhanced for anamorphic televisions. Years earlier, the film was scheduled to be released by Image Entertainment but the print was judged too poor to release. Hen's Tooth's DVD has visible print damage throughout; you won't use it to show off your home theater, but it is watchable, and the film's reputation makes an expensive restoration unlikely. If you want A Little Night Music, you're unlikely to get anything better than this any time soon, if ever. (Smalller quibble: only 12 chapter stops makes it hard to find the songs.) --David Horiuchi

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Aspect Ratio : 1.66:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : s_medPG PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 3.2 Ounces
Item model number : HEN4108DVD
Director : Harold Prince
Media Format : Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Run time : 2 hours and 4 minutes
Release date : June 5, 2007
Actors : Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg, Len Cariou, Lesley-Anne Down, Hermione Gingold
Producers : Denis Holt, Elliott Kastner, Otto Plaschkes
Language : English (Dolby Digital 1.0), Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1)
Studio : Henstooth Video
ASIN : B00003CWT3
Writers : Hugh Wheeler, Ingmar Bergman
Number of discs : 1

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Hunter J. Jones

Underrated Film

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2020

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The film version of "A Little Night Music" is more like that of "Pal Joey" 20 years before- changing plot, setting, and score- more than like say "Mame". Whereas in "Mame" the movie everyone EXCEPT the star was perfect, "A Little Night Music" isn't nearly as bad as has been reported. Elizabeth Taylor, yes, was hefty but sincere as 'Desiree'. Looking back it is not so much her weight but her hair (!) that hurts her performance. Worn DOWN it looks ghastly, Medusa like, in 'You Must Meet Me Wife'. Otherwise Liz is fine. Okay, yes, the one lyric- 'If She'd only been fat' still gets twitters from a audience, and should have been altered- but to what? Way back at an early film screening in Manhattan, our audience applauded after the very well-staged 'A Weekend in the Country'. And Stephen Sondheim's witty lyrics remain fresh and often hysterically funny (and Diana Rigg was perfection)!

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Lew Troop

A Pleasure For Many

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2012

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As a pastiche of time and place, it has no equal. Although the locale has changed from Sweden to Austria, there's no loss and, in fact, some gain. The era and place suits itself nicely for a tale of infidelity combined with lush settings and characters. Yes, the plot has changed substantially and, yes, Elizabeth Taylor is not especialy proficient as a singer but we must be grateful that this exists at all; Other than in snippets, no Sondheim work has every been transferred to the screen with most, if not all, of the score in tact.

On the plus side there are great performances, especially by Dame Diana Rigg, Len Cariou and Hermione Gingold. Even young Chloe Franks makes an amusing daughter to Miss Taylor's Desiree. And, as it's been restructured, the burden of the plot does not fall heavily on Miss Taylor. She gives a capable performance if not brilliant but then her character does not call for brilliance but really an understanding of the role, given that, she performs very well. But it is Diana Rigg who's command of the screen holds your attention. Unfortunately, Dame Diana has been too little noticed over the years but when she has appeared, she commands the screen. (Only Maggie Smith in "Evil Under The Sun" could hold her own against her.)

Len Cariou and Laurence Guittard repeat performances they the gave in the Broadway Stage version and it's easy to understand why they were not replaced with more bankable if less skilled perfomers. Hermione Gingold who would eventually play Madam Armfeldt on the stage gives the perfect reading of a modest if integral role.

But the triumphant "performance" isn't given by any actor but rather by designer Florence Klotz who's costumes capture the grandeur and exxagerations of the time to perfections. The opening and the closing with all the performers in white could have looked washed out, bland but in her stylings are important and meaningful.

While not for the taste of everyone, this is a "must own" for anyone who enjoys the musical theatre as, time has shown, very few of that genre are now given further life on the screen.

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SteveinFtL

AWFUL movie version! Don't buy this...

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2020

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This is an AWFUL version of a WONDERFUL play. They eliminated at least 6 of the major songs, the 'sympathetically depressed" son Erich comes across as a serial killer in training, and Elizabeth Taylor was cast just as a big name - SHE CAN'T SING! A musical leading lady who can't sing ! I forced myself to watch it all the way to the end hoping it would get better, but it didn't. Despite how much I love Sondheim plays, and this one especially, I actually threw this out after watching it. No chance of ever watching this again.

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Bonnie T. Minch

A Great Movie

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2020

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I bought this CD to replace the movie that I had recorded from TV in the 1990s. It's one of my favorite movies.

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W. S. Ankenbrock

Keep your VHS.

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2007

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This DVD is not good, not that the quality of the original film was all that good, either. Yes, the film has mono sound- it always did. Yes, the picture quality is not good- it never was. This DVD looks like it was put together from a best-available positive print. Both the DVD and the packaging look like fairly well done home-grown bootleg product. Don't ANY original negatives still exist? The worst part of the DVD is that, unlike the VHS, it has been remastered at a slightly accelerated speed, resulting in ALL the music coming out a half tone higher in pitch- MOST disconcerting.

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Alan Barker

Handsome production; disappointing leading lady

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2013

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Harold Prince's film version of his highly successful production of Stephen Sondheim's masterful musical is undoubtedly a handsomely mounted production. The sense of period and locale has been admirably reconstructed by the art director, using European settings to fine effect. Overall, the cast is very good, with Len Cariou and Hermione Gingold stand outs in recreating their stage performances. However, Elizabeth Taylor's 'Deiree Armfeldt' is siappointing, Her singing is less than adequate, even though the composer has stated that "Send In The Clowns", surely one of Sondheim's finest songs, requires a singing actress, rather than a fully fledged singer.

Enjoyable, if you are a lover of Sondheim, and prepared to stop listening when Taylor sings.

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E. Johnston

Not made for wide screen...

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2017

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This movie is apparently "stretched" to fit wide screen and so everyone looks a little "chubby" (not a good look for Elizabeth Taylor). Maybe I can do something to adjust on my own end, but not inclined to go to the trouble. I would have preferred that it be left in older, square-screen format. Liz is also not the best singer, of course, but otherwise I do love this story and will enjoy this version, such as it is....

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Underrated film

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2010

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While this may not be a perfect version of "A Little Night Music", it is still worth watching, simply for the performance of Dame Diana Rigg. It is a shame that all of the musical numbers were not included, and I wish that there were extras on the DVD, but who knows if the cut scenes still exist. This was definitely a musical made in the tradition of movie musicals from the 50's.

All in all, a film worth seeing.

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Roger Rebec

Much Better Than Expected

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2013

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Given the generally poor critical response to the film, I was really surprised that I enjoyed it! I am a huge fan of the stage show and there is no getting away from it that moving the piece from Sweden to Vienna does not help it and some of one's favourite songs are missing.

That said, I knew this was going to be the case and I am reviewing what we have got rather than what we would like to have had. The biggest downside is that we are not looking at a digitally remastered print and there are some scratches visible from time to time. The second is that the third smile of the summer night is somewhat abruptly and confusingly handled.

What there is to enjoy are the fact the extremely witty dialogue is virtually intact, the performances and what is left of the score. Elizabeth Taylor's take on Desiree is less glamorous than usual but it works very well and, as usual, no one can accuse her of not giving everything to the project. Diana Rigg is superb as the Countess and makes the most of the very witty lines whilst making us very aware that this is a very disturbed lady. Hermione Gingold, shorn of her wonderful "Liaisons" number still sparkles with malicious wit and the rest of the cast, several of whom were in the original Broadway production are very good indeed.

Would I recommend this? Yes, I would as a film of the show adapted for the screen. The piece has suffered amputations and changes but the important thing is that it is very enjoyable while you are watching it. If you want a record of the original stage show, however, you will be disappointed

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Holbrook Tech

Rare DVD Release

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2021

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This film had been hard to find on DVD. This Amazon sourced copy came from Spain with English and Spanish versions. This version is in fairly low video quality (in comparison with modern HD releases) but still very watchable. I enjoyed it - the story was good and the singing serviceable. The actors were good and Elizabeth Taylor was, as usual, luminous - her singing was "interesting".

D. Macdonald

A Little Day Music ..... perhaps ....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 13, 2007

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Yes, it's true that moving the setting somewhat further south of the original Swedish location invalidates the original title and some premise of the story (from Ingmar Bergman's original Smiles of a Summer Night), but don't let that prevent you from enjoying a film that, taken on its own merits, is a very enjoyable work. Elizabeth Taylor makes a convincingly seductive-though-past-her-prime Desiree, and her singing voice, while not likely to win any operatic awards gives a plaintive longing to Send In the Clowns that I found unforgettable. Dianna Rigg almost steals the show as the scheming, vengeful, but wronged Charlotte. Lesley-Anne Down - (23 at the time) looking a little too over the eighteen years and a lot less virginal than Anne is said to have been - is none the less endearing, with the rest of the cast well chosen. Len Cariou, Laurence Guittard and in a small but affectingly gloomy/profound role Christopher Guard, are notable amongst the men. The costuming and locations are wonderful with great attention to period detail that makes for a visual treat. Musically, I missed the adorable Hermione Gingold's "Liaisons", so familiar from the stage cast recording, but otherwise the musical editing is quite understandable. Much has been said (elsewhere on the web) about the transfer quality of Night Music to DVD. It really is rather good considering that the film archives are said to contain no clear reference print. True, it's film stock origin IS evident, and there ARE signs of wear, with a couple of prolonged and irritating vertical scratches. However I was viewing this on an upscaled signal (1080i) to a 42" HD LCD screen. These details are probably only noticable because of the CLARITY of the transfer. A full digital restoration (remake anyone?) would be welcomed, but with the studio independence this film production and this subsequent dvd release have, that's not likely, not Now/Soon or Later ......

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joel

Great cast, shame about film quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2017

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This could do with remastering, showing it's age...music good and Elizabeth Taylor/Diana Rigg are brilliant!

Richard Thornton

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2018

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Always wanted this in my Sondheim collection

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