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The Resource The Judi Dench collection, BBC Worldwide Ltd. ; British Broadcasting Corporation ; 2 Entertain Video Limited, (videorecording)

The Judi Dench collection, BBC Worldwide Ltd. ; British Broadcasting Corporation ; 2 Entertain Video Limited, (videorecording)

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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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
8 videodiscs (ca. 1140 min.)
Note
  • Contains nine productions originally broadcast on the BBC
  • 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
  • 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)
Contents
  • Disc 1: The cherry orchard (ca. 130 min.)
  • Disc 2: Talking to a stranger: pt. one: Anytime you're ready, I'll sparkle ; pt. two: No skill or special knowledge required (total disc time ca. 180 min.)
  • Disc 3: Talking to a stranger: pt. three: Gladly, my cross-eyed bear ; pt. four: 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.)
Isbn
9781419847882
Instance
Label
The Judi Dench collection
Title
The Judi Dench collection
Statement of responsibility
BBC Worldwide Ltd. ; British Broadcasting Corporation ; 2 Entertain Video Limited
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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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Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
Closed-captioned
PerformerNote
  • The cherry orchard (1962): Judi Dench, John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Holm
  • Talking to a stranger (1966): Judi Dench, Margery Mason, Michael Bryant
  • Keep an eye on Amélie (1973): Judi Dench, Patrick Cargill
  • Make and break (1987): Judi Dench, Robert Hardy, Martin Jarvis
  • Absolute hell (1991): Judi Dench, Susan Porrett, Bill Nighy
  • The cherry orchard (1981): Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Timothy Spall
  • Ghosts (1987): Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Gambon, Natasha Richardson
  • Can you hear me thinking? (1990): Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Richard Henders
  • Going gently (1981): Judi Dench, Fulton Mackay, Norman Wisdom
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1934-
  • 1904-2000
  • 1907-1991
  • 1931-2020
  • 1945-
  • 1957-
  • 1949-
  • 1943-
  • 1860-1904
  • 1931-1998
  • 1862-1921
  • 1908-1991
  • 1828-1906
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Dench, Judi
  • Gielgud, John
  • Ashcroft, Peggy
  • Holm, Ian
  • Cargill, Patrick
  • Paterson, Bill
  • Spall, Timothy
  • Branagh, Kenneth
  • Gambon, Michael
  • Richardson, Natasha
  • Nighy, Bill
  • Eyre, Richard
  • Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
  • Hopkins, John
  • Feydeau, Georges
  • Frayn, Michael
  • Ackland, Rodney
  • Ibsen, Henrik
  • British Broadcasting Corporation
  • BBC Worldwide Ltd
  • 2 Entertain (Firm)
Runtime
0
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Gentry
  • Families
  • Bachelors
  • Businesspeople
  • Nightclubs
  • Widows
  • Parent and teenager
  • Schizophrenia
  • Hospice nurses
  • Nurse and patient
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The Judi Dench collection, BBC Worldwide Ltd. ; British Broadcasting Corporation ; 2 Entertain Video Limited, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Contains nine productions originally broadcast on the BBC
  • 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
  • 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)
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Contents
Disc 1: The cherry orchard (ca. 130 min.) -- Disc 2: Talking to a stranger: pt. one: Anytime you're ready, I'll sparkle ; pt. two: No skill or special knowledge required (total disc time ca. 180 min.) -- Disc 3: Talking to a stranger: pt. three: Gladly, my cross-eyed bear ; pt. four: 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.)
Control code
ocm86088173
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
8 videodiscs (ca. 1140 min.)
Isbn
9781419847882
Lccn
00514411
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
794051286628
Other physical details
sd., b&w and col.
Publisher number
E2866
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(Sirsi) l00514411
System details
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; full screen
Terms governing use
For private home use only.
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The Judi Dench collection, BBC Worldwide Ltd. ; British Broadcasting Corporation ; 2 Entertain Video Limited, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Contains nine productions originally broadcast on the BBC
  • 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
  • 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)
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Contents
Disc 1: The cherry orchard (ca. 130 min.) -- Disc 2: Talking to a stranger: pt. one: Anytime you're ready, I'll sparkle ; pt. two: No skill or special knowledge required (total disc time ca. 180 min.) -- Disc 3: Talking to a stranger: pt. three: Gladly, my cross-eyed bear ; pt. four: 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.)
Control code
ocm86088173
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
8 videodiscs (ca. 1140 min.)
Isbn
9781419847882
Lccn
00514411
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
794051286628
Other physical details
sd., b&w and col.
Publisher number
E2866
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(Sirsi) l00514411
System details
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; full screen
Terms governing use
For private home use only.
Video recording format
DVD

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