I think C.V. France and Helen Haye worked wonderful in The Skin Game. The great supporting cast includes C.V. France, Helen Haye, Jill Esmond, Edmund Gwenn, John Longden.
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Summary of The Skin Game:
Two clans are set against each other in an English village. As their feud continues, each side becomes more determined, battling to the brink of disaster before coming to a resolution.
Includes an intro by Tony Curtis and the original theatrical trailer for Hitchcock's classic, "Dial M For Murder"
Menus: English Spanish Chinese Japanese Subtitles: Spanish Chinese Japanese
I think William Christie and Sarah Connolly worked wonderful in Handel - Giulio Cesare. The great supporting cast includes William Christie, Sarah Connolly, Angelika Kirchschlager, Danielle De Niese, Christophe Dumaux.
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Summary of Handel - Giulio Cesare:
There's a chance that purists will be very unhappy with director David McVicar's production of this Baroque masterpiece; there's also an equal chance that they'll be so vastly entertained that all criticisms will be beside the point. Updated to the years before World War I, Caeser's troops are British soldiers come to colonize Egypt, the latter being a place filled with exoticisms in the form of acres of billowing silk, flashy costumes, and full-blown song and dance numbers a la Bollywood (featuring sex-kitten Cleopatra and her minions). It's not only funny/campy, it also makes a certain internal sense. The razzle-dazzle is laid aside for the personal tragedy of Cornelia and Sesto (Patricia Bardon and Angelika Kirchschlager, respectively)--here portrayed as a beaten-down woman in a pathetic rage and a son on the verge of insanity--and for Caeser's and Cleopatra's more introspective moments. Caeser is mezzo Sarah Connelly, in firm voice and with the bearing of an emperor. Cleopatra is the 25-year-old American Daniele de Niese, ravishing in person and voice, with charisma, nerve, and talent in equal proportions. Countertenor Christopher Dumaux' bitchy-queen Tolomeo is remarkable, and the Achilles of bass Christopher Maltman is menacing. William Christie leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with great spirit and dramatic thrust, and the production values---subtitles in major European languages and English, stereo and surround sound, and picture---are ideal. Extras include interviews with the director and singers and an up-close look at Danielle de Niese. This is a fascinating, grand entertainment that may just make new friends for Baroque opera. ---Robert Levine