John Cheever's The Sorrows of Gin (Broadway Theatre Archive)
by Jack Hofsiss
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Actor: Baxter Harris, Edward Herrmann, Eileen Heckart, John Harkins, Sally-Jane HeitDirector: Jack Hofsiss
Producer: Ann Blumenthal
Producer: Peter Weinberg
Writer: John Cheever
Writer: Wendy Wasserstein
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
Movie Reviews of John Cheever's The Sorrows of Gin (Broadway Theatre Archive)
Movie Review: DAYS OF GIN
Summary: 4 Stars
Edward Herrmann and Sigourney Weaver play a young successful suburban couple who allow their daily consumption of cocktails to manipulate their lives. A Broadway Theatre Archive Series DVD, the drama never gets as drunkenly sordid as say, "The Days of Wine and Roses", or "Come Back, Little Sheeba", as the alcohol dependence here is subtle as it frays at the binds of family ties. Especially moving is the husband's ignorance of his young daughter's ( Mara Hobel in a fine juvenile performance), intolerance at the succession of household daycare workers who lose their jobs as it is discovered someone has been nipping at the sherry. The play, written by Wendy Wasserstein, is based on a short story by John Cheever.
Summary of John Cheever's The Sorrows of Gin (Broadway Theatre Archive)
Sigourney Weaver and Edward Herrmann portray an affluent suburban couple whose empty and gin-fueled lives are observed through the eyes of their neglected, eight-year-old daughter in a teleplay adapted by playwright Wendy Wasserstein from John Cheever's short story. The tension and sadness behind the veneer of upper-class life in Shady Hill are at the heart of this insightful drama.Drama DVD Video
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