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Genre | Musicals & Performing Arts/Musicals/General |
Format | Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, NTSC, Color |
Contributor | Hermione Gingold, Hugh Wheeler, Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg, Harold Prince, Chloe Franks, Heinz Marecek, Len Cariou, Christopher Guard, Laurence Guittard, Hubert Tscheppe, Jonathan Tunick, Lesley-Anne Down, Lesley Dunlop, Ingmar Bergman See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 2 hours and 4 minutes |
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Product Description
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A group of individuals escape to a country estate in order to repair their love relationships. Included are a famous, randy actress ready to commit to her man, and a dull lawyer, who has yet to sleep with his nubile wife. Director Harold Price Star Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg, Len Cariou, Lesley-Anne Down, Hermione Gingold, Special Features: Widescreen - 1.66 Audio: English Runtime: 120 minutes Year of Release: 1978.
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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
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.66:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.2 ounces
- Item model number : HEN4108DVD
- Director : Harold Prince
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, NTSC, Color
- Run time : 2 hours and 4 minutes
- Release date : June 5, 2007
- Actors : Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg, Len Cariou, Lesley-Anne Down, Hermione Gingold
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
- Studio : Henstooth Video
- ASIN : B00003CWT3
- Writers : Hugh Wheeler, Ingmar Bergman
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #38,476 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #489 in Musicals (Movies & TV)
- #4,471 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
- #6,394 in Drama DVDs
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The movie is excellent and I'm glad to have it. Elizabeth Taylor isn't very good in this role, but most of the others are excellent. My objections are due to the fact that so many of the songs are missing, and the tone of the show is bent out of shape by the movie.
In addition to several feature songs being eliminated or cut down, the whole concept of the "Greek chorus" is missing. In the original musical, there is a quintet of singers who are not characters in the movie, but stand apart from the action and provide commentary. They generally (always?) sing as a quintet, and they have several numbers. Only one of their songs is included in the movie, and it is sung by various of the featured characters. The Greek chorus quintet is entirely absent.
Now this is a device which probably works better on a stage than in a movie. So here is my fervent wish: This is one of my very favorite musicals, and I hope that someone will re-do it on film or video, re-instating all the missing music including the Greek chorus, and do it as a filming of a stage production, eliminating all cinematic effects except for use of multiple cameras for different angles and close-ups. This monumental musical deserves this!
On the other hand, the opening sequence, with appropriately costumed and mannered members audience members entering a beautiful (and appropriately old) theater is very well done.
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und kalte Darstellung!
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