The Dresser details
| Format: | PG DVD |
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| Starring: | Michael Gough, Zena Walker, Edward Fox, Eileen Atkins, Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Cathryn Harrison |
| Director: | Peter Yates |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Studio: | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Dresser |
PG Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 53 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 24 May 2004 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Dubbed: | German, Spanish |
| Subtitles: | Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
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Just not my type of film....
By Hurdlemagurdle (79 reviews) from Glasgow , 25 Jan 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
This may be a good film and may appeal to a lot of people - just not me. The acting overall is good - particularly Courtney. Finney was for me a little OTT, and that in essence is the whole problem with the film - because it deals with 'the wonderful world of theatre' it just comes over as a lovey-fest and you have very little sympathy for the characters or what happens to them. This started life as a play and is probably a lot better in the theatre - with a theatre audience who have a knowledge of King Lear and an appreciation of theatreland.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(15)Superb acting
By a customer from Fairford , 08 Mar 2011Not a film for everyone, I doubt if I'll watch it again, but worth seeing once - superb acting and the hidden humour is brilliant!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Fantastic film.
By Giovi (2 reviews) from London , 20 Feb 2011It is a great acted film by both main characters.
Enjoyable for everybody and especially for theatre's lovers.
Inspiring dialogues. I was surprisingly pleased.- Was this review helpful to you?
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The show must go on
By Oldbloke (308 reviews) from Sidmouth , 18 Sep 2010In wartime England a small theatrical troupe prepare for yet another performance of King Lear. However, their manager and star is in the midst of a complete mental and physical breakdown and it is left to his devoted dresser to get 'Sir' back on stage one more time. Hilarious and touching in equal measure, Finney and Courtenay are immense, ably supported by a marvellous collection of minor characters. Some will find the extravagant performances wearing, but this is the stage darling!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Fabulous
By a customer from London , 24 Nov 2009A wonderful example of true acting and glorious filmaking.- Was this review helpful to you?
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The Dresser
By Mcguffin62 (6 reviews) from London , 14 Oct 2008This is not going to appeal to anyone looking for adrenalin filled flashy action. It's a beautifully crafted period piece and betrays its origins as a stage play - fairly fitting going by the subject matter. The detail of the film is superb, particularly for a film made on a moderate budget. Aside from Finney and Courtney's tour de force centre stage performances, there are some wonderful quirky performances from the likes of Edward Fox as a supercilious, brooding actor who frightens the stuffing out of Finney's manipulative and egotistical prima donna. If you want to enjoy a nostalgic and emotional piece that says a great deal about loyalty, love and betrayal, then you can't do better than this Oscar nominated film. It's an underated piece - that is, underated in the fact very few people in the UK have seen it. It was partly filmed in the small west yorkshire town I once lived in and even there the local ABC at the time couldn't be bothered to screen it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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