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The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (1995)

Starring: Zoe Wanamaker , Colin Firth

Directed by: Katie Mitchell

Produced by: Simon Curtis

Written by: D.H. Lawrence

Zoë Wanamaker and Colin Firth star in this masterful BBC production of D.H. Lawrence's play, about which George Bernard Shaw wrote, "I wish I could write such dialogue - with mine, I always hear the sound of the typewriter."

Item Number: 14695

Format:
DVD Fullscreen
Region:
1 - More Details
Run time:
About 1 1/2 Hours
Number of Discs:
1
Special Features:

English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired

Bonus Program - The Rainbow deals with the sexual awakening of Ursula Brangwen, portrayed by Imogen Stubbs in this adaptation. At the time of its publication in 1915, the novel was considered so shocking that it was tried and found obscene, and magistrates ordered all unsold copies burned.

 

Zoë Wanamaker and Colin Firth star in this masterful BBC production of D.H. Lawrence's play, about which George Bernard Shaw wrote, "I wish I could write such dialogue - with mine, I always hear the sound of the typewriter."

D.H. Lawrence's works portray the brutal side of industrialization. Lawrence's women are put upon by "vulgar, low-minded brutes" who stagger home drunk from the pit, lay about them with their fists, and occasionally bring the odd trollop into the house. In The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, Lizzie Holroyd (Wanamaker) and her boorish husband Charles (Firth) scream their lives away until Lizzie falls in love with another man and wishes her husband dead - a wish that comes horribly true.

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

Mrs. Holroyd --- Zoë Wanamaker
Charles Holroyd --- Colin Firth
Miner --- Gavin Abbott
Miner --- Christopher Brand
Grandmother --- Brenda Bruce
Mr. Balckmore --- Stephen Dillane
Rigby --- Wayne Foskett
Jack --- Shane Fox
Laura --- Melanie Hill
Mine Manager --- Peter Needham
Lauren Richardson --- Minnie
Clara --- Mossie Smith


Written by D.H. Lawrence
Directed by Katie Mitchell
Produced by Simon Curtis

Bonus Program – The Rainow

Ursula Brangwen --- Imogen Stubbs
Anton Skrabensky --- Martin Wenner
Dorothy --- Sarah-Jane Holm
Anna --- Jane Gurnett
Will Brangwen --- Colin Tarrant
Gudrun --- Clare Holman
Aunt Olga --- Fabia Drake
Mrs. Phillips --- Phyllida Hewat
Catherine Phillips --- Sarah Crowden
Louisa Phillips --- Cate Hamer
Ethel --- Marjie Lawrence
Dr. Frankstone --- Dilys Hamlett
Eddie --- John Mackay
Theresa --- Suzy Roper
Catherine --- Claire Thompson
Billy --- Paul Duke
Cassie --- Annette Kashdan
Margaret --- Emma Chambers
David --- Brian Hickey
Lydia Brangwen --- Eileen Way
Old Tom Brangwen --- Tom Bell
Winifred Inger --- Kate Buffery
Williams --- Tom Bailey


Written by D.H. Lawrence
Screenplay by Anne Devlin
Produced by Chris Parr
Original Music by Simon Rogers, John Tams
Cinematography by John Kenway
Film Editing by John Rosser
Costume Design by Sue Peck