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 enlarge | Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Actors: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Colin Firth, Keith Carradine
Studio: Buena Vista
Category: Video
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 2140
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0788811452
UPC: 786936060683
EAN: 9780788811456
ASIN: 6304798490
Theatrical Release Date: September 19, 1997
Release Date: October 30, 2001
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From Amazon.com
Jessica Lange and Michelle Pfeiffer are quietly dazzling in this underrated adaptation of Jane Smiley's best-selling modern version of King Lear. The two play sisters of a stubborn, alcoholic Iowa farmer (Jason Robards), who decides to leave his fertile farm to them and their youngest sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh). It is a decision that rends the family, setting siblings against one another and forcing long-held secrets out of their guilty closets. The family dynamics become ever more destructive, and the refuge of sanity the two older sisters have created may be their only salvation. It's a tragedy not quite on a Shakespearean scale, but anyone who appreciates the difficulties of a dysfunctional family will relate to the heartbreak--and the promise of redemption. Pfeiffer especially is breathtaking as the good housewife Rose, whose rage at her father and her husband is never far from her placid surface. --Anne Hurley
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good performances despite some script flaws November 18, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The actors save this sparse script in this film.
"Daddy, dearest?" November 5, 2003
A good film driven by a rather creepy performance by Robards. Memorable.Recommended.
Shakespeare it isn't! March 9, 2002
This film definitely has merit as well as an all-star cast. It may well be an updated version of King Lear, but I found the topic less than entertaining...and I was not thrilled with the ending. As for Colin Firth's performance as an American drifter... he successfully portrays a Mr. Wickham from his P&P days. He is charming, available, and easy to like ~ except he is definitely not going to be around for the duration. And what sort of cad sleeps with sisters of the same family...simultaneously?
 When Majesty Doth Stoop To Folly January 14, 2002
I saw this when it came out on televison and I must say I thought it was just awful. How can anyone win any literary prize for something that is little more than Shakespeare...? While this is a majestic production with great acting, direction, and cinematography I confess I found it much too predictable as it seemed to follow Shakespeare's KING LEAR almost act for act and scene for scene. The only persons missing were Kent, Glouster, Edmond, Edgar, and of course the Fool. Had the story line varied sufficiently as to be a mere suggestion of the play, I would have enjoyed it very much. It bothers me that the the author received accolades for a mere re-write! It is as Kent said "when majesty doth stoop to folly!"
 Brilliant performance of Lange saves it.... September 25, 2001
First of all, I should say that if it was not for Pfeiffer and especially for Lange, this film would directly go to video. I believe this movie can be quite dull for those who have not grown up in a dysfunctional family.....So if you have not experienced it in real life, you can directly skip this movie. It would mean nothing to you.
As a final remark, I can say that Jessica Lange deserves an oscar with her performance in this movie. It is a very difficult character that she plays and her gestures are fantastic...If they gave Ginny to a less experienced actress, the movie would easily turn into an absurdity. She really saves it. You can watch this movie just to observe Lange`s excellent performance.
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