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In The Bleak Midwinter [1995] | ![In The Bleak Midwinter [1995]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N2WHJXQCL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Kenneth Branagh
Actors: Richard Briers, Hetta Charnley, Joan Collins, Nicholas Farrell, Mark Hadfield
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: Video
Buy New: £34.95
New (2) Used (3) from £11.89
Rating:  8 reviews
Format: Black & White, Dolby, Pal, Surround Sound
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 94 Minutes
EAN: 5024165651810
ASIN: B00004RTCK
Theatrical Release Date: February 16, 1996
Release Date: August 6, 2001
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: A NEW UNSEALED SMALL BOX VIDEO
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 Absolutely Fantastic! February 16, 2003
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
I can't believe I had never come across this before. I've just seen it and I think it is great. In fact I think it has become one of my favourite films - definitely one of those hidden little gems than seem to appear as if from nowhere, that's for sure.
Everything about this film is surprisingly brilliant (but only surprising because although I wasn't expecting it to be bad, I wasn't expecting it to be this good either!) The ensemble cast shine - there isn't a stand-out performance among them. They're all great. Branagh's inspired decision to shoot the film in such a way - simple, with no showy camera angles, in black and white - certainly comes up trumps, producing the feeling that the film itself, as well as the production it portrays, is cheap and amateurish (I assure you that it most certainly is not!). But most of all, like any great film, the script is just wonderful, packed with witty repartee between the characters and great one-liners. It is a wonderful little comedy, very funny, but it also has that little hint of drama which all comedies need in order to be even funnier, and with a great cast it works beautifully.
I am of the opinion that this is a minor masterpiece. At the very least I find it amusing that this - a film about unemployed actors struggling to put on a performance of Hamlet - is acually far better than the epic, star-studded, word-for-word, and ultimately dull and insipid film adaptation of the play itself that Branagh brought out shortly after, starring some of the actors on show here!
You simply have to see this one, trust me.
In the bleak midwinter August 14, 2002
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
Written and Directed by Kenneth Branagh, this is the tale of an out of work actor who decides to bring work to him by staging his own production of Hamlet in his home village and at the same time save a delapadated church which is to be the make shift theatre. This is a brilliant little tale with great performances from the all-star cast (many of whom can be recognised from "Kenneth Branaghs Hamlet"). The direction is also wonderful, shot in black and white and with a great amature feeling, yet professional quality. This is a must for fans of Sheakspeare, British cinema or amature Dramatics!
Brilliant! June 14, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this film, but if you only watch it for one reason, that reason should be Celia Imrie!!! She's absolutely brilliant in this, the cast are all good but Celia Imrie simply stands out with her hilarious portrayal of the barmy designer Fadge. A good film with enjoyable performances all-round.
If you've ever done community theatre...... December 14, 2002
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
fantastic film. If you've ever been involved with live theatre then this is brilliant. The auditions are ... well real, and the 'why am I doing this' moments during the production 'week'(really day) are extremely accurate.The actors represent most of the archetypes of actos I've worked with and this made it excruciating in places. Humorous with a good dash of pathos
Brilliant dialogue, well acting May 10, 2001
Jonathan Bryce (Waitakere NZ)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Reading the official synopsis you may believe this is a type of "Carry-on" movie. Not so. The lines are delivered fast and well, the characters well defined and each (no doubt) identifiable by people in "rep". I just enjoy it each time I watch it. There's always something I've missed.
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