Franco Zeffirelli was and is clearly in love with Maria Callas, but unlike the average Callas fan, as a movie director, he was able to do something about it. This superbly made film, about the last few months of the great soprano's life in 1977, moves easily between fact and fantasy to express that love and to give her a more upbeat ending than the one that fate actually dealt her. It is made with the attention to small details that is a hallmark of Zeffirelli's work.
In reality, Callas became a recluse in her luxurious Paris apartment, mourning the loss of her voice, the breakup of her relationship to Aristotle Onassis and the disintegration of her career. Her final days were a nightmare. But Zeffirelli uses his imagination to rewrite that unhappy ending. He invents a rock... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): Fanny Ardant - Jeremy Irons - Joan Plowright Director(s): Franco Zeffirelli DVD Release Date: Released the 21 June 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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In this quaint Irish comedy about a remote town run by the large number of widows, who are led by the monarchical Mrs. Counihan (Joan Plowright), Natasha Richardson is a newly arrived English widow who brings sex appeal and the possibility of mischief when she starts courting Counihan's befuddled son (Adrian Dunbar). This sets in motion a mystery akin to an Agatha Christie tale, led by suspicious Mia Farrow. The setup is fine and the acting first-rate, but the final act forces its hand far too soon. What starts off as an accessible film turns into a prize only for those who liked Enchanted April and similar movies. --Doug ThomasMore Info About This DVD Actor(s): Mia Farrow - Joan Plowright - Natasha Richardson Director(s): John Irvin DVD Release Date: Released the 19 April 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Ok, I'll admit it. I didn't know a thing about this movie when I brought it home. I noticed that Jim Caviezel was in it, so I just grabbed it off the shelf. My kids were reluctant to view it with me, mainly because they had their heart set on watching some "smart-alecky" movie. As we started viewing the film, we realized that it was a great story, with a great cast. "An Absolute Treasure" - that's what I call this film. It touches the heart, mind, and soul. David's unbreakable spirit and haunting, expressive face will stay with me for a long time. More Info About This DVD Actor(s): Ben Tibber - James Caviezel - Joan Plowright Director(s): Paul Feig DVD Release Date: Released the 05 April 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Terrible sound quality is obvious - you'd better have book with you while watching. Despite great names, there are no great performances - except, probably, Natasha. Decent rendering of the great Chekhov's play, but I definitely prefer taped Broadway 1965 (?) performance. BTW revolutionary "International" at the very end is, mildly put, not a good idea. More Info About This DVD Actor(s): Jeanne Watts - Joan Plowright Director(s): Laurence Olivier - John Sichel DVD Release Date: Released the 22 July 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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In filming this semi-autobiographical account of life in Italy during the dawn of World War II, director Franco Zeffirelli imbues Tea with Mussolini with the mixed blessings of fond reminiscence. It's a warmly inviting film, as impeccable as any Merchant-Ivory production, but like a hazy memory it's uncertain in its narrative intentions. And yet with an exceptional cast to compensate, the film's as engaging as it is inconsequential.
Zeffirelli's alter ego is Luca (Charlie Lucas in youth; Baird Wallace as a teenager), who is raised in Florence by Mary (Joan Plowright), the middle-aged secretary of his absentee father. Luca lives among a loose band of British and American women, nicknamed "Il Scorpioni" for their stinging wit in the shadows of Mussolini's thuggish dictatorship.... More Info About This DVD Actor(s): Cher - Judi Dench - Joan Plowright - Maggie Smith Director(s): Franco Zeffirelli DVD Release Date: Released the 15 May 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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