The Judi Dench collection
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Published
[London] : BBC Worldwide, 2007.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
8 videodiscs (DVD) (ca. 1140 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
English
UPC
794051286628

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Title from container.
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The cherry orchard based on a play by Anton Chekhov.
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Talking to a stranger based on a play by John Richard Hopkins.
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Keep an eye on Ame??lie based on a play by Georges Feydeau.
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Make and break based on a play by Michael Frayn.
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Absolute hell based on a play by Rodney Ackland.
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Ghosts based on a play by Henrik Ibsen.
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Contains nine productions originally broadcast on the BBC.
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The cherry orchard originally released as a motion picture in 1962 ; Talking to a stranger originally released as a motion picture in 1966 ; Keep an eye on Ame??lie originally released as a motion picture in 1973 ; Make and break originally released as a motion picture in 1987 ; Absolute hell originally released as a motion picture in 1991 ; The cherry orchard originally released as a motion picture in 1981 ; Ghosts originally released as a motion picture in 1987 ; Can you hear me thinking? originally released as a motion picture in 1990 ; Going gently originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
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Special features: Viewing notes booklet ; Disc 3: Favorite things: Judi Dench (1985) ; Disc 5: Judi Dench interview: Send in the clowns (1996) ; Disc 6: Judi Dench talks to Richard Eyre (2002) ; Disc 7: Radio play: Amy's view (2000) ; Disc 8: Radio plays: With great pleasure (1991); Are you still awake? (1994)
Participants/Performers
The cherry orchard (1962): Judi Dench, John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Holm.
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Talking to a stranger (1966): Judi Dench, Margery Mason, Michael Bryant.
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Keep an eye on Ame??lie (1973): Judi Dench, Patrick Cargill.
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Make and break (1987): Judi Dench, Robert Hardy, Martin Jarvis.
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Absolute hell (1991): Judi Dench, Susan Porrett, Bill Nighy.
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The cherry orchard (1981): Judi Dench, Bill Paterson, Timothy Spall.
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Ghosts (1987): Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Gambon, Natasha Richardson.
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Can you hear me thinking? (1990): Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Richard Henders.
Participants/Performers
Going gently (1981): Judi Dench, Fulton Mackay, Norman Wisdom.
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The cherry orchard: Madame Ranevskaya returns to her decaying estate in pre-Revolutionary Russia after an exile in Paris. The estate and its beloved cherry orchard are threatened by Ranevskaya's financial problems, and no one seems able to do anything about it.
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Talking to a stranger: A grown-up brother and sister go home to visit their elderly parents, but a series of emotional developments lead to shocking resolutions. Consists of four episodes, telling the same events from each major character's point of view.
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Keep an eye on Ame??lie: A coquette agrees to marry a confirmed bachelor so he can inherit a million francs.
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Make and break: A successful manufacturer, driven by the compulsion to use and consume everything around him, is forced to turn his eyes upon himself during one climactic night at a trade fair in Germany.
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Absolute hell: Dench stars as Christine, the proprietor of a bohemian nightclub in post-World War II London.
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Ghosts: Dench stars as Mrs. Alving, whose respected late husband led a dark, secret life.
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Can you hear me thinking?: Parents lives are shattered when their teenage son develops schizophrenia.
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Going gently: Dench stars as a hospice nurse to two adversarial patients.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono., DVD-9 (7 discs), DVD-5 (1 disc), NTSC only.
Language
English dialogue; closed-captioned.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dench, J. (2007). The Judi Dench collection . BBC Worldwide.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dench, Judi, 1934-. 2007. The Judi Dench Collection. BBC Worldwide.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dench, Judi, 1934-. The Judi Dench Collection BBC Worldwide, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dench, Judi. The Judi Dench Collection BBC Worldwide, 2007.

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