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Delius - Song Of Summer [VHS] [1968]

VHS ~ Max Adrian
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Max Adrian, Maureen Pryor, Christopher Gable, David Collings, Geraldine Sherman
  • Directors: Ken Russell
  • Format: Black & White, PAL
  • Language English
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Bfi Video
  • VHS Release Date: 20 Aug 2001
  • Run Time: 72 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005N9FI
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,526 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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    #12 in  Video > World Cinema > Directors > Russell, Ken
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The story of how Eric Fenby helped the blind and paralysed Delius, to set down music scores which only existed in the mind of the composer.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting and heartrending film of Delius masterpiece., 11 Aug 2008
By pointone (Bournemouth UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delius - A Village Romeo And Juliet [DVD] [1992] (DVD)
Delius - A Village Romeo And Juliet [1992]

The sound track for this Czech film is taken from the superb Argo recording conducted by Mackerras, whilst the screen characters are portrayed by Czechoslovakian actors except for Thomas Hampson acting himself as the Dark Fiddler.

The actors are ideally cast, heartrending in their portrayal of despairing innocence and rejection in the face of adversity, and being driven to the desperate conclusion of the drama because of their fathers' feud that has left them bereft of homes and futures.

I presume it was filmed in Czechoslovakia but the enchanting scenery is redolent of English hills and rolling downland, the absolute embodiment of Delius' sublime score.

The direction gets right inside the world of Gotfried Keller's novel written at the end of the 19th century, with the film surpassing anything possible in the opera house.

There are some problems with the lip sych, but to expect perfection from young Czechoslovakian actors attempting a rather difficult libretto (I find it naive in places) is asking far too much.

A superb DVD rounded off with an excellent hour long Delius documentary from 1993 including a welcome involvement of Eric Fenby.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Village Romeo and Juliet.. Delius, 3 Jan 2008
By D. Neill "D.W.N." (Shrewsbury,Shropshire UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delius - A Village Romeo And Juliet [DVD] [1992] (DVD)
A beautiful production with actors of the authentic age, dubbed but not detectable. One act is like an Impressionist painting. Highly recommended for lovers of opera.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An authentic, bucolic and scenic Romeo and Juliet. , 6 May 2008
By RD Marchant ""man of kent"" (Kent , UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delius - A Village Romeo And Juliet [DVD] [1992] (DVD)
I am sure this is how Delius envisaged his lyric drama.
Weigl's approach is sympathetic to the era in which this work is set.
The miming to the english text is faultless, considering all the artists
except the Dark Fiddler are not English.
The Walk to the Paradise Garden is music in motion and 12 minutes of indulgence.
Perhaps all of Delius' operas should be treated like this - among them ;
Koanga, Irmelin, The Magic Fountain and Fennimore and Gerda.
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