Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / Conrad, Stewart, Revill, Opera World
starring: William Conrad, Clive Revill, Kate Flowers, John Stewart (II), Anne Collins (II)
directed by: Rodney Greenberg
directed by: Rodney Greenberg
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781569385326
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 1569385327
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Acorn Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 22, 2002
Running Time: 116 minutes
Sales Rank: 29826
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: 1982
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
An uneasy cross between a movie and a theater production, this version of Gilbert and Sullivan's masterpiece The Mikado is on the clumsy side. Obviously taped on a stage (there are just two settings, a town square and a landscape) but without an audience, it lacks the spark of live performance and the versatility of film. The action is weighed down by jejune attempts at comedy. When Nanki-Poo (disguised as a musician) receives the devastating news that the woman he loves is promised to another man, he doesn't react at all, but instead plays trombone accompaniment. And after he describes his catalog of musical offerings, the court gentlemen--for no reason except that the song's final word is 'lullaby'--drop to the ground and fall asleep. Besides not being funny, these gags are unconnected to anything in the story.
A couple of performances partly redeem things. Kate Flowers sings very well and, even better, actually creates a character. Her Yum-Yum is mischievous, blunt, sarcastic--just the kind of person who would compare herself to the sun and the moon. And as Ko-Ko, Clive Revill is a terrific combination of wily and sympathetic. Slightly hunched and wearing a jester's costume, Revill is a nervous little schemer who's vividly believable. William Conrad's bland Mikado doesn't have much impact. This is one of the less distinguished entries in the Opera World series of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. --David Olivenbaum
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- Imitation of much betterIf you want accurate renditions of the venerable Gilbert & Sullivan, try to find the D'Orly Carte ... Read More
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- Overlook the flaws and enjoy this movie.This 1982, BBC/PBS, made-for-TV production is somewhat dated. The technical aspects, including sound ... Read More
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- Full of Fresh Surprises! Buy It!My roommate and I have seen the Mikado in person in January and the old Kenny Baker DVD in March, and ... Read More
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