The Shaw Collection (Pygmalion / The Millionairess / Arms and the Man / The Devil's Disciple / Mrs. Warren's Profession / Heartbreak House)
by David Hugh Jones, Herbert Wise, James Cellan Jones
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Actor: Cheryl Maiker, Elizabeth Spriggs, Graham Turner, Patrick Stewart, Susan WooldridgeDirector: David Hugh Jones, Herbert Wise, James Cellan Jones
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Cedric Messina
Producer: John Frankau
Writer: George Bernard Shaw
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 672 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-05-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Worldwide
DVD Reviews of The Shaw Collection (Pygmalion / The Millionairess / Arms and the Man / The Devil's Disciple / Mrs. Warren's Profession / Heartbreak House)
DVD Review: Ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime
Summary: 4 Stars
I've just watched this whole set, and really (REALLY) enjoyed some of these, and could have done without others. Some of these are gems - Maggie Smith really chews up the scenery in "The Millionaress" and Penelope Wilton is great in "Mrs. Warren's Profession." Lyn Redgrave is charming as Eliza Doolittle, Simon Callow is riveting in "A Man of Destiny" and the dramatization of "The Portrait of Dorian Gray" is powerfully homoerotic, considering it was done in 1976! I also found Helena Bonham Carter fascinating in "Arms and the Man" and was interested to see "The Devils' Disciple," a play I'd never heard of, set in colonial New Hampshire.
There are a couple stinkers, "Heartbreak House," in particular. Instead of dialog, we get a two-hour series of pronouncements. Shaw is showing off, and so are the actors - it's like going back in time to the Old Vic, what with the rolled r's and clunky "outdoor" scenery. The same can be said for "The Apple Cart." Yuck. Androcles and the Lion is also pretty painful.
These are all evocative of those old Masterpiece Theaters, and it's fun to identify actors you've seen in other shows and movies. There's never been a shortage of really brilliant talent in England. Too bad the production values are so iffy; film for outdoors shots, videotape for inside shots - so bad that when they light a match the camera doesn't know what to do - like an old kinescope. But if you can overlook the thump-thump of wood whenever people are walking on "stone" or "grass" and focus on the wonderful lines and nuanced performances, you'll really enjoy this set!The Shaw Collection (Pygmalion / The Millionairess / Arms and the Man / The Devil's Disciple / Mrs. Warren's Profession / Heartbreak House)
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