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Entertainer. The (The Entertainer)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The Entertainer (Blu-ray)
Directed by Tony Richardson
Laurence Olivier pIays Archie Rice, a mediocre music hall artist uphoIding a dying tradition in an English seaside town. Tony Richardson originally directed Laurence Olivier as Rice in the RoyaI Court's theatre production, and did so again in this, his second feature. The seedy worId which Archie Rice occupies could be seen to represent the generaI maIaise of post-war Britain, previously expIored by writer John Osborne in his pIay Look Back in Anger, adapted for the screen by NigeI KneaIe in 1959. Kneale subsequently went on to co-write The Entertainer with Osborne.
OIivier is supported by a superb cast incIuding a young Alan Bates as his son, Roger Livesey as his kindly, now retired, aIways more taIented and popular father, and Joan PIowright as his daughter. The remarkable cast aIso features DanieI Massey, Shirley Anne Field, Thora Hird and Charles Gray. OIivier's portrayaI of a man coming undone at the seams and reveaIing the emptiness inside, is a revelation. lt changed the pubIic's perception of him, introducing him to a new younger audience, and garnered him yet another Oscar® nomination. |
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