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The Chain [1985] [DVD]

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Actors: Denis Lawson, Rita Wolf, Phyllis Logan, David Troughton, Jade Magri
Directors: Jack Gold
Writers: Jack Rosenthal
Producers: David Deutsch, John Paul Chapple, Kiffer Weisselberg, Peter Manley, Victor Glynn
Format: PAL
Language English
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: PG
Studio: Network
DVD Release Date: 11 Sep 2006
Run Time: 95 minutes

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000HKD9HO
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,423 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Comical British comedy which takes a sideways look at the potential minefield of moving house, a minefield made even more explosive by the inclusion of such virulent vices as sloth, envy, greed, avarice and pride.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Look further - on past the surface (as Jefferson Airplane recommend), 4 Jul 2007

By	R. P. Moye (Cumbria, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Yes,OK, it's a knockabout British comedy about moving house. But it's also, for those with eyes and an affinity for metaphor, a profound meditation on the chain of being, the arc (and circle!) of life from youth to old age, the seven deadly sins and the law of consequence (or karma as they call it some places). Without spoiling it for newcomers, I'll point to at least a few of the master strokes of form and construction that are testimony to the film's genius: the bag lady (with *nowhere* to live) whose appearance frames the action; the fact that the action takes place in a single day (mirroring life progressing from dawn to sunset); the self constructed fantasies that surround the characters and between them persuade us to accept that "all human life is here", and at the same time "all is vanity".

So much wisdom, so much compassion. Obeisance to Mr Rosenthal. A masterpiece that only deepens with repeated viewing and reflection. And Warren Mitchell's great line:" I remember openin' me marf, but I don' remember nuffin' comin' aht". "The Chain" - after all the words I just expended - leaves me, when I really let it, similarly speechless.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Jack Rosentall classic, 16 Feb 2009

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I knew this film of old, my sister in law is the tramp who links all the various scenario. The subject matter doesn't date and the characterisations are superb. Look out for other well known faces in unfamiliar guises. Well worth watching.

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