Our Town (Widescreen Edition) |
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Staring:
Jayne Atkinson, Wendy Barrie-Wilson, Reathel Bean, John Braden, Tom Brennan
Director:
James Naughton
List Price: $19.99
Our Price: $9.74
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Product Description
Paul newman makes his 1st broadway appearance in 4 decades in this sold-out performance of the thornton wilder classic. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 02/22/2005 Starring: Paul Newman Jane Curtin Run time: 120 minutes Rating: Pg Director: James Naughton
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Thornton Wilder's venerable and shiver-inducing Our Town may be one of the most frequently produced plays in the American repertory, but rarely has it been graced by the likes of Paul Newman's sure hand and stellar clarity. The star was asked by the Artistic Director of the Westport County Playhouse--who just happens to be Joanne Woodward, Newman's wife--to inhabit the role of the all-seeing stage manager in a live production of the show (which subsequently played Broadway). As evocatively re-staged for this video version, the New Hampshire town of Grover's Corners breathes again its crisp air and sad aura of mortality. The show is well acted, especially by vets Jayne Atkinson and Jeffrey DeMunn and heartbreaking newcomers Maggie Lacey and Ben Fox. Newman holds down the center, and his meticulous gestures and singsong voice perfectly conjure up the stage manager's detached but vaguely regretful view of life's transience. The moon is still bright over Our Town. --Robert Horton
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0841887050135
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: PBS
Manufacturer: PBS
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: PBS
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-02-22
Running Time: 120
Studio: PBS |
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