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The Shaw Collection (Pygmalion / The Millionairess / Arms and the Man / The Devil's Disciple / Mrs. Warren's Profession / Heartbreak House)
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Product Description
Six acclaimed adaptations bring to life the memorable characterizations, brilliant command of language, and dazzling wit of Shaw's classic plays, highlighting the vitality of his work, as well as the ideas and critiques embedded in it. Titles included are: Arms and the Man, starring Helena Bonham Carter; The Devil's Disciple, starring Patrick Stewart and Ian Richardson; Mrs. Warren's Profession, starring Coral Browne; Pygmalion, starring Lynn Redgrave; Heartbreak House, starring John Gielgud; and The Millionairess, starring Maggie Smith and Tom Baker.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #34691 in DVD
- Released on: 2006-05-16
- Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
- Formats: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Original language: English
- Number of discs: 6
- Running time: 672 minutes
Customer Reviews
Pretty Good Value
I love Shaw's plays, but with a few exceptions they don't translate well to the screen. If you're interested in Shaw's ideas and the plays themselves, then you will be quite pleased. If you are looking for a greater sense of place and reality, as most people do with today's movies, you might feel something lacking.
Just can't hack it!
I've tried repeatedly to watch even one of these stories all the way through but just can't get past about half way into them ( and I tried 6) These stories are very effective as stage productions and I've enjoyed them as such but as short films, they are just plain boring and ultra talky. Sorry, not my cup of tea!
THE SHAW COLLECTION
THIS MUST BE A WONDERFUL COLLECTION
U N F O R T U N A T E L Y IT CONTAINS
NO SURTITLES WHICH AVOIDS ME TO
BUY IT. IT IS NOT EASY FOR AN
NON ENGLISH SPEAKER TO UNDERSTAND
ALL ENGLISH WORDS AT THE THEATRE
