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Format: 109 Min./ 96 Min. , Bildformat: 16:9 anamorphic widescreen

Content: In North London, an all-male beehive of inactivity is ruled with a foul mouth and an iron hand by the abusive Max (Paul Rogers) and his brother, the priggish palace eunuch Sam (Cyril Cusack). Rounding out the precision vulgarity of The Homecoming's "situation tragedy" are the sons, punch-drunk demolition man Joey (Terence Rigby) and the magnificient Ian Holm (Lord of the Rings, The Sweet Hereafter) as pimp-smart Lenny. When, under cover of darkness, the prodigal son Teddy (Michael Jayston) brings his wife Ruth (Vivien Merchant) home to meet his family for the first time, he gets far more and less than he bargained for. To Teddy's rueful discomfort, Ruth's Mona Lisa smile forms the gateway to a labyrinth of Freudian dread, venal family values, and naked neediness that could only come from the mind of Harold Pinter. Director Sir Peter hall re-renders his original Royal Shakespeare Company London stage triumph as a bleached, claustrophobic delirium that exploits the jagged tempos and seductive tensions of Pinter's best play as no theater staging could. The New York Times declared the American Film Theatre's production of The Homecoming, "a movie of astonishing dynamism." Indeed, director Atom Agoyan (The Sweet Hereafter) went so far as to say, "I often find myself seeking solace from this film. Its poetry and twisted sense of compassion and humor have assuaged many moments of despair and confusion. Other people have religion, I have my copy of The Homecoming." (from the container)

Content: Extras: An interview with cinematographer David Watkin (about the challenges of lighting and photographing The Homecoming,25 min.). Interview with Sir Peter Hall (about the differences between theatre and cinema and how The Homecoming as a piece fits in between and how a director and actor should work with Pinter's dialogues and pauses, 27 min.)Theatrical trailer. The AFT Cinebill for The Homecoming Stills Gallery. Interview with Otto Plaschkes (The Executive Producer of the AFT series talks about the approach to putting these famous plays onto the screen, 22 min.). Interview with Richard Peña (overview of the whole American Film Theatre project,21 min.).

Note: Ländercode: 0 , Special features: specially filmed interviews with Sir Peter Hall, David Watkin, Otto Plaschkes and Richard Pena ; AFT trailer gallery; AFT cinebill for the Homcoming ; stills gallery ; thetrical posters ; article: Peter Hall "Changing rooms" from the Guardian

In: Pinter's progress : [DVD-Video], Dundee, 2010, (2010)

Language: English

Keywords: Literatur / Verfilmung ; Kameraarbeit ; Interview ; DVD-Video ; Inszenierung ; American Film Theatre ; Literatur / Verfilmung ; Kommentar ; DVD-Video ; American Film Theatre ; Interview ; DVD-Video ; Kommentar ; DVD-Video ; Interview ; Interview ; Kommentar

Author information: Monk, Thelonious

Author information: Pinter, Harold

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Format: 1 DVD Video (ca. 124/96 Min.) , Bildformat: 16:9 anamorphic Widescreen

Series Statement: The American film theatre collection : [DVD-Video]

Content: On any given day Ben Butley, a self-made train wreck of an English Literature professor at a London university, can shrug off everyone and everything with equal ease. But today, the disaster of Butley's proudly misspent life threatens to dwarf even his cynically fatalistic non-expectations. Arriving at his cramped cave of an office, Butley is informed that his adored protégé Joey is moving in with another man, his estranged wife is re-marrying, and his seemingly untalented colleague has been published ahead of him. As embodied by Alan Bates, Butley falls back on the surgically precise wit and savage eloquence that helped put him in his current circumstances in the first place. The blitzkrieg of vitriolic commentary with which Butley engages lovers, students, rivals, and allies, all with equal ferocity, becomes a glass bottom boat illuminating the churning depths of his bankrupted soul. Acclaimed playwright Harold Pinter, in what Time Magazine hailed as "a quite superior directorial debut," turns author Simon Gray's single-set, dialogue driven stage play into an irresistible dynamic visual experience that tracks Bates' hilarious and fearless performance with cunning precision. Bates and an expert supporting cast, including Oscar® winner Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy), joust with a sly, self-referencing wit and an unselfconscious exuberance that is breathtaking. With every verbal parry and valedictory flourish of wordplay, Butley's life becomes more of an inescapable bear trap of thwarted ambition, clandestine affection, and squandered brilliance. (Covertext)

Content: Extras: Specially filmed interviews: 1. with Sir Alan Bates (about playing the role, and the key to the character of Butley, 30 min.); 2.with the playwright Simon Gray (about the autobiographical elements in the play, the various members of the cast and what they brought to their roles, his friendship with Harold Pinter and his thoughts on the screenplay vs. the actual play, 22 min.); 3. with Otto Plaschkes,the executive producer of the AFT series (about the approach to putting famous plays onto the screen, 22 min.); 4. Edie Landau (how the project came about, how they chose the plays to film, and how the enterprise eventually failed (23 min.). AFT trailer gallery. AFT cinebill (were similar to theatre programmes and were given to the audiences) for Butley. Stills gallery. Theatrical posters. Article - 'Simon Gray and Butley' by Michael Feingold, Chief Theatre Critic, The Village Voice.

Note: Ländercode: 0 , Engl.

Language: English

Keywords: American Film Theatre ; Geschichte ; Interview ; DVD-Video ; Inszenierung ; American Film Theatre ; Schauspielkunst ; Interview ; DVD-Video ; Gray, Simon. Butley ; Interview ; DVD-Video ; Gray, Simon. Butley ; Inszenierung ; American Film Theatre ; Literatur / Verfilmung ; Interview ; DVD-Video ; Interview ; DVD-Video ; Autobiografie ; Interview

Author information: Pinter, Harold

Author information: Tandy, Jessica

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Format: 1 DVD Video (ca. 110/96 Min.) : s/w , Tonformat: DD/2.0 (engl.) , Bildformat: 16:9 anamorphic widescreen

Series Statement: The American film theatre collection : [DVD-Video]

Content: In North London, an all-male beehive of inactivity is ruled with a foul mouth and an iron hand by the abusive Max (Paul Rogers) and his brother, the priggish palace eunuch Sam (Cyril Cusack). Rounding out the precision vulgarity of The Homecoming's "situation tragedy" are the sons, punch-drunk demolition man Joey (Terence Rigby) and the magnificient Ian Holm (Lord of the Rings, The Sweet Hereafter) as pimp-smart Lenny. When, under cover of darkness, the prodigal son Teddy (Michael Jayston) brings his wife Ruth (Vivien Merchant) home to meet his family for the first time, he gets far more and less than he bargained for. To Teddy's rueful discomfort, Ruth's Mona Lisa smile forms the gateway to a labyrinth of Freudian dread, venal family values, and naked neediness that could only come from the mind of Harold Pinter. Director Sir Peter hall re-renders his original Royal Shakespeare Company London stage triumph as a bleached, claustrophobic delirium that exploits the jagged tempos and seductive tensions of Pinter's best play as no theater staging could. The New York Times declared the American Film Theatre's production of The Homecoming, "a movie of astonishing dynamism." Indeed, director Atom Agoyan (The Sweet Hereafter) went so far as to say, "I often find myself seeking solace from this film. Its poetry and twisted sense of compassion and humor have assuaged many moments of despair and confusion. Other people have religion, I have my copy of The Homecoming." (from the container)

Content: Extras: An interview with cinematographer David Watkin (about the challenges of lighting and photographing The Homecoming,25 min.). Interview with Sir Peter Hall (about the differences between theatre and cinema and how The Homecoming as a piece fits in between and how a director and actor should work with Pinter's dialogues and pauses, 27 min.)Theatrical trailer. The AFT Cinebill for The Homecoming Stills Gallery. Interview with Otto Plaschkes (The Executive Producer of the AFT series talks about the approach to putting these famous plays onto the screen, 22 min.). Interview with Richard Peña (overview of the whole American Film Theatre project,21 min.).

Note: Ländercode: 0 , Special features: specially filmed interviews with Sir Peter Hall, David Watkin, Otto Plaschkes and Richard Pena ; AFT trailer gallery; AFT cinebill for the Homcoming ; stills gallery ; thetrical posters ; article: Peter Hall "Changing rooms" from the Guardian

Language: English

Keywords: Literatur / Verfilmung ; Kameraarbeit ; Interview ; DVD-Video ; Inszenierung ; American Film Theatre ; Literatur / Verfilmung ; Kommentar ; DVD-Video ; American Film Theatre ; Interview ; DVD-Video ; Kommentar ; DVD-Video ; Interview ; Interview ; Kommentar

Author information: Monk, Thelonious

Author information: Pinter, Harold

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Format: 1 DVD-Video (129 min + Bonus) , 1.85:1 ; 16:9 Letterboxed

Series Statement: The Americam film theatre

Content: On any given day Ben Butley, a self-made train wreck of an English Literature professor at a London university, can shrug off everyone and everything with equal ease. But today, the disaster of Butley's proudly misspent life threatens to dwarf even his cynically fatalistic non-expectations. Arriving at his cramped cave of an office, Butley is informed that his adored protégé Joey is moving in with another man, his estranged wife is re-marrying, and his seemingly untalented colleague has been published ahead of him. As embodied by Alan Bates, Butley falls back on the surgically precise wit and savage eloquence that helped put him in his current circumstances in the first place. The blitzkrieg of vitriolic commentary with which Butley engages lovers, students, rivals, and allies, all with equal ferocity, becomes a glass bottom boat illuminating the churning depths of his bankrupted soul. Acclaimed playwright Harold Pinter, in what Time Magazine hailed as "a quite superior directorial debut," turns author Simon Gray's single-set, dialogue driven stage play into an irresistible dynamic visual experience that tracks Bates' hilarious and fearless performance with cunning precision. Bates and an expert supporting cast, including Oscar® winner Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy), joust with a sly, self-referencing wit and an unselfconscious exuberance that is breathtaking. With every verbal parry and valedictory flourish of wordplay, Butley's life becomes more of an inescapable bear trap of thwarted ambition, clandestine affection, and squandered brilliance. (from the container)

Content: Extras: Theatrical trailer. "Simon Gray and Butley" - an essay by Michael Feingold, Chief Theater Critic, The Village Voice. The AFT Cinebill for Butley. Stills Gallery. An interview with Edie Landau - Executive in charge, The American Film Theatre. Ely Landau: In Front of the Camera - AFT promotional reel (1974). The American Film Theatre Trailer Gallery - Includes a complete list of the AFT films. The American Film Theatre scrapbook.

Note: Orig.: Großbritannien/Kanada, 1974

Language: English

Keywords: American Film Theatre ; Interview ; DVD-Video ; Interview ; DVD-Video ; Film ; Interview

Author information: Pinter, Harold

Author information: Tandy, Jessica