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Daphne Laureola by Waris Hussein
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Arthur Lowe, Bryan Marshall, Clive Arrindell, Grégoire Aslan, Joan Plowright Director: Waris Hussein Brand: HBO HOME VIDEO Producer: Laurence Olivier Producer: Derek Granger Writer: Hugh Whitemore Writer: James Bridie DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Color, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 90 minutes DVD Release Date: 2003-06-17 Audience Rating: Unrated Model: 91855 Studio: Hbo Home Video Product features: - Winner "Best Play of the Year" in 1949, DAPHNE LAUREOLA was a great hit in post-War London when first staged there by Sir Laurence Olivier, in a production which starred Dame Edith Evans.Re-visited here in a production from 1977, starring Sir Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright, DAPHNE LAUREOLA is a witty and surprising tale of romantic idealism and faltering desire.Re-visited here in a production
Movie Reviews of Daphne LaureolaMovie Review: See it for Olivier Summary: 3 Stars
This was among the play-to-TV movies presented by Sir Laurence in the late 1970's. I thought it was pretty good, although Joan Plowright seemed rather stiff. I don't know if it's what the play called for, but I thought she came off rather...stiff. I've seen her in other movies and was surprised. Maybe it's the character or the direction, but watching her Lady Pitts going on and on in a drunken state became boring after a while. Still, the young actor who plays Ernest is good to watch and Olivier, although in a minor part, steals the show. I don't want to give the plot away, but he very believably fools the audience (well, maybe I'm just gullible) when on the screen.
Summary of Daphne LaureolaIN A SOHO RESTAURANT, DINERS FIND THEIR EVENING DISTURBED BYTHE EXTRAORDINARY LADY PITTS. SHE TALKS ALOUD & SINGS EVENLOUDER, WHILE KNOCKING BACK DOUBLE BRANDIES & HANDING OUT INVITATIONS TO TEA AT THE HOME OF HER HUSBAND SIR JOSEPH. THE IMPACT OF HER APPEARANCE IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS ROMANTIC COMEDY.
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