Revengers tragedy [videorecording]
2005
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Scathing black comedy about love, sex, family, murder, incest and revenge, based on the 17th-century play by Shakespeare contemporary Thomas Middleton and transposed by subversive British director Alex Cox to a post-apocalyptic Liverpool. After ten years in hiding, Vindici (Christopher Eccleston) returns to destroy the Duke (Derek Jacobi) who murdered Vindici's wife on their wedding day. During his absence, Vindici's family fell into poverty - while the Duke, Duchess and their decadent sons acquired wealth and power, ruling over their court obsessed with transient beauty, money, inherited privilege and power. Determined to exact his revenge, Vindici sets out to gain the confidence of the Duke and his villainous heir, Lussurioso (Eddie Izzard). The film was screened at the 2002 Locarno Film Festival.
Main title:
Revengers tragedy [videorecording] / director, Alex Cox; producer, Tod Davies; producer, Margaret Matheson; writer, Frank Cottrell Boyce.
Author:
Cox, Alex, 1954-, directorEccleston, Christopher, actorIzzard, Eddie, actorJacobi, Derek, actorMiddleton, Thomas, book author
Imprint:
Prism Leisure Corp. Plc, 2005.
Collation:
1 videodisc (109 min.) : col.
Notes:
An adaptation of Thomas Middleton's play from 1607.Starring: Christopher Eccleston - Eddie Izzard - Derek Jacobi.Made in 2002.Based on the play by Thomas Middleton.DVDN.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Eddie Izzard, Derek Jacobi, Diana Quick, Andrew Schofield, Anthony Booth, Sophie Dahl, Marc Warren, Margi Clarke, Fraser Ayres.
Audience:
BBFC code: 15.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
English
BRN:
979101
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