Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14264 in VHS
• Released on: 1998-09-01
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Formats: Black & White, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Running time: 105 minutes

Customer Reviews

Edith Evans the realist
Known for her flamboyant Restoration comedy stage (and occasional screen) performances, Edith Evans in this film gives a small, detailed performance of social realism, completely unsentimental and without vanity, that is one of the best 60s 'kitchen sink' dramas on film. It is not a movie about a woman sitting in a room hearing voices all day, as the title and description will usually lead you to believe. It is a moving, lively and sad depiction of old age without money, and the fumbling ineffectiveness of the social welfare system to help; an English equivalent of Gorky's 'The Lower Depths'. It could use a touch of Chechov's compassionate humor. Evans was nominated for an Oscar and lost to Katherine Hepburn for her rather smug performance in 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'. Pity. Evans, who could be quite glamorous, is entirely without vanity here. If she were an American, you would hear this performance talked about in hushed tones at the Actor's Studio.

Brit flick contemplating old age and insanity
An old lady deals with loneliness in a world that is quite quickly passing her by. Beauty and health have passed with death the only thing to look forward to. Finding comfort in companionship no longer works, and the voices provide some sort of outlet. As she travels through her now mundane life, she explores her life, past and present, and the voices help provide an option previously unknown. Explore old age and insanity, and the comforts of life (material vs. immaterial), with an old lady and The Whisperers.

Become a fortunate inheritor, you will be surrounded by many, many friends!
Bryan Forbes, (the same who admired in Séance on a wet afternoon) strikes again with this unforgettable black comedy around a very aged and lonely woman, believing to hear voices in everywhere. She nevertheless, maintains a kind correspondence with a male widow, until a sudden fortune comes to her, and (Oh miracle) everybody love her:

Sinister and merciless parody.