The Rimers of Eldritch (Broadway Theatre Archive)
by Davey Marlin-Jones
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Actor: Cliff Carpenter, K Callan, Kathleen Doyle, Roberts Blossom, Sarah CunninghamDirector: Davey Marlin-Jones
Brand: Kultur
Cinematographer: Paul Goldsmith
Editor: Victoria Hochberg
Producer: David S. Howe
Producer: Matthew N. Herman
Writer: Lanford Wilson
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 88 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-06-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
Movie Reviews of The Rimers of Eldritch (Broadway Theatre Archive)
Movie Review: Vivid, touching, memorable
Summary: 4 Stars
Have seen the play done at university; saw this teleplay when it was new; bought this DVD 30+ year later, after living ten years in the little Maryland town in which it was filmed.
The play is very well served by this production; the stage play seemed bodiless after the reality, verdant and dessicated, of this film's setting. The play is nevertheless very well served, and its human focus maintained, by cast and director. Tragedy without melodrama; poignancy without sentimentality.
Summary of The Rimers of Eldritch (Broadway Theatre Archive)
RIMERS OF ELDRITCH - DVD MovieAn ensemble cast and deft editing bring this haunting Lanford Wilson piece to life. The Rimers of Eldritch is set in a dying Midwestern town, and in many ways the town itself is the central character. The plot radiates outward from a trial, and the action shifts back and forth in time as we piece together what happened. The scenes are brief, often lasting just long enough to give a quick impression before moving on, and the dialogue is cleverly overlapped. Wilson uses these shreds of action and thought both to carefully add information about the violence that has happened and to dissect the community (viewers may be reminded of Twin Peaks more than once). The ensemble cast, including a young Susan Sarandon, is uniformly good, though Rue McClanahan is a standout. McClanahan?s character, Cora, seems simple at first, but as the piece continues she expertly shades her with rich layers. --Ali Davis
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