Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory - ABC Stage 67 (l966)
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Actor: Donnie Melvin, Geraldine Page, Lavinia Cassels, Truman CapoteDirector: Frank Perry
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Running Time: 51 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-07-25
Studio: abc tv
DVD Reviews of Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory - ABC Stage 67 (l966)
DVD Review: BE STILL MY HEART!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have just ordered the DVD and am so excited to find it. I know A CHRISTMAS MEMORY by heart -- this version with Geraldine Page -- and it always was in black and white -- they colored it later but the original was in black and white -- the black and white is the way it should have been filmed. It is perfect!
I remember seeing this the first time, running to buy the book the next day and always think of the story at Christmas. I once copied it on a video -- it was a very bad copy in the early years but it still was a blessing to own. Now I have no video or VCR and I have longed to find a DVD. To find A CHRISTMAS MEMORY today was wonderful. You have made my CHRISTMAS even more Merry!
I saw Patty Duke yesterday (again) doing the part on TV and she is great, no doubt about it, but no one will ever be Geraldine Page. It is cold today and I can hear Geraldine Page saying, "Buddy, it is fruit cake weather." Buddy truly was Truman Capote as a child.
I will wait and come again to tell you how wonderful the story is and update my review; I know I will burst into tears, as I always do, when I see the video or read the book. The last scene is beautiful. I CAN'T WAIT! I bought my son a kite for Christmas - he is a kite lover. I think I need to give him the movie! (I never eat fruitcake!)
DVD Review: Happy with video
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm delighted with this video. I've seen the "Christmas Memory" several times, and it was good to see this one, too.DVD Review: I Love "A Christmas Memory", but this copy is awful. Do Not Buy!
Summary: 1 Stars
I had been looking for "A Christmas Memory" for a while and finally thought I had found something. Much to my disappointment this copy is awful, just awful. It is unwatchable AND it is in black and white and I know it is supposed to be color. I know that because I was so dissatisfied I kept trying to find a good one, and I did! It is a beautiful copy and it is in color AND they even included "The Thanksgiving Promise", too. Do not waste your money on this awful copy. If you want something that is worth the money go to movielead dot com. I only hope they still have it.
DVD Review: What a crock. I found better and in color.
Summary: 1 Stars
I got this as a gift and it's total rubbish. A junk copy, blurry in black and white, and i doubt legitimate. A shame for such a wonderful holiday film. Geraldine Page has never been better.
Fortunately, I did a Yahoo search and found a great DVD in color, with the other Capote/Page special.
DVD Review: Double exposure
Summary: 3 Stars
The DVD is fine...it could have had a cover on it presenting name of DVD and cast, etc. But the problem was that I received two copies and was billed twice. Have sent one copy back at my expenses and am waiting for refund.
Description of Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory - ABC Stage 67 (l966)
Narrated by Truman Capote. Emmy Award winning adaptation of Capote's recollection of his youth in the rural South during the Depression. Living with a slightly dotty but loving "cousin," Capote remembers back to when he was about 10 years old and it was suddenly decided that "it was fruitcake weather." The task of baking 30 cakes for mostly far away friends and other rituals of Christmas time are painted with such loving and nostalgic strokes, this becomes a truly beautiful Christmas experience. The pverty of the 1930s fails to stop or even slow down a loving relationship at a loving time of the year. An Emmy Award well deserved! Published under license - Genric Case - No artworkGeneral DVDs
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