- Actors: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Gerard Horan, Siobhan Redmond, Edward Jewesbury
- Directors: Judi Dench
- Writers: John Osborne
- Producers: David Parfitt, Humphrey Barclay, Moira Williams
- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Metrodome
- DVD Release Date: 19 April 2004
- Run Time: 115 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0001K2L9M
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 75,205 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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As a child, Jimmy Porter watched his father die alone and in poverty. He is now an "angry young man" who despises the establishment and its smug callousness. Bitter and frustrated, he turns his ferocious aggression on his wife Alison and her upper class background.
Directed by Judi Dench and starring Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson.
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- Running Time: 114 minutes approx.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Electrifying,
This review is from: Look Back in Anger [DVD] (DVD)
Seeing this broadcast in 1989 was a life-changing experience for me, comparable to seeing Bill Hicks for the first time a couple of years later. Kenneth Branagh's performance as the immortal Jimmy Porter has such power that the screen absolutely blazes even when he is silent. The rest of the cast feed from that intensity.Despite it's divisive and controversial reputation, this is one of the most elegantly constructed dramas of the 20th century; tension is built and released expertly and there is a clever series of repetitions (of images and moods, tone and atmosphere) which makes the whole experience similar to hearing a piece of music. I've seen the play several times since in the theatre and perhaps that is where it belongs and works best, but the intensity of this film cannot be denied.
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This review is from: Look Back in Anger [DVD] (DVD)
This is a well acted by Branagh and Thompson and the cast TV film version a stage play. It was directed by Judi Dench.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews) 57 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An exhausting, cathartic emotional experience.,
By A. C. Walter "awalter" - Published on Amazon.com
This is minimalist filmed version of a play originally directed for the stage by Judi Dench. In my opinion, it's also Kenneth Branagh's finest screen performance. For a full two hours, he is Jimmy Porter, the man you want to hate but can't help but love. He's one of the educated lower class, burdened by ego and unfulfilled potential. He's an urban lion with a huge heart and claws that constantly torture those around him, namely his wife (Emma Thompson).These characters are so real, you'll dream about them afterward, and if you give it a chance, this film will work its way into your heart and teach you something about life. 28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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Not What You Would Expect,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Don't get me wrong, it is an excellent play. Well-acted and well-directed, but for Kenneth Branagh's USA fans, the character of Jimmy is a little tough to take at first. However, once you get some background on the characters, you find yourself very involved in the story. Fair warning, this is a play for adults and is very emotionally (usually negatively) charged. Don't be put off by that fact, though. The excellent performances alone make it well-worth watching.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This Just In . . .,
By One More Option - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Look Back in Anger [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
This movie is for anyone who didn't handle their past relationships perfectly and who wants to understand they are not alone in the mistakes they made.
I agree with another reviewer - this is my favorite Kenneth Brannagh performance. I've enjoyed him in other things, but I usually find myself looking at the screen and thinking, "Hey, there's charismatic Kenneth Branagh doing a charismatic acting performance." But his charisma is well placed in this part, playing Jimmy Porter, a man whose ideas are larger than his station, who is overwrought with the limitations of his era. Jimmy: "They all want to escape from the pain of being alive, and most of all from love . . . It's no good trying to fool yourself about love, you can't fall into it like a soft job without dirtying up your hands. It takes muscle and guts. And if you can't bare the thought of messing up your nice, clean soul . . . then you'd better . . . become a saint, because you'll never make it as a human being. It's either this world or the next." I don't know if the title of the play is ironic, sarcastic, tragic or literal - probably all four and more. Jimmy: "You made a good enemy, didn't you? What they call a worthy opponent." Alison: "I love you." Alison: "You know, I keep looking back as far as I can remember, and I can't remember what it was to feel young . . . really young." I titled this review "This Just In" because I feel kind of silly reviewing a movie that came out 17 years ago. But I recommend it because Judy Dench's choice to film the movie like a stage play was exceptional. A point of this play is to look at human relations in the confines of a small living space, small social circle, and British social constructs. And watching the characters, we see how difficult each conversational reply is because everyone in the room knows so much about each other's past. Their small space becomes even more difficult to move in, as they avoid the land mines, slip between the elephants, and struggle with eye contact. Yet despite the constant hardship, love survives. Please comment, express feedback, or suggest related works or plays. |
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