A Canterbury Tale (2-DVD)
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DVD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: Unrated
- Run Time: 2 hours, 4 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: July 25, 2006
- Originally Released: 1944
- Label: Criterion Collection
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Eric Portman | |
| Performer: | Sheila Sim, John Sweet, Dennis Price, Esmond Knight, Charles Hawtrey & Hay Petrie | |
| Directed by | Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger |
Entertainment Reviews:
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In the leading roles, Portman does a conscientious job with a difficult role, Sweet creates charm without over-sentimentalising and Price is brisk and efficient.
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Monthly Film Bulletin
Rating: 2/4 --
A mighty strange movie, one that updates Chaucer's story to wartime Britain.
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TV Guide
Rating: 4/5 --
This far-sighted film, which was dismissed at the time, is lyrical in its celebration of a disappearing England.
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Radio Times
It's oddly soothing and exciting to just bask in the film's images and listen to its stories and ideas.
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Combustible Celluloid
Sincerity and simplicity shine through every foot of this oversized modern version of the Chaucer epic tale. Here is rare beauty.
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Variety
Rating: 3/5 --
Curious allegorical epic which was supposed to speak to Allied spirits during the second world war but was a trifle obscure in its symbolism even then.
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Empire Magazine
Very nearly plotless, this 1944 film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger represents one of the few times the narrative cinema has approached the lyrical ideal.
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Chicago Reader
Product Description:
While World War II rages, an American G.I. and three Britishers find themselves en route to the hallowed cathedral on the same Pilgrims' way taken by travelers some 600 years before and reported in Chaucer's epic poem.
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Beautiful film with memorable characters
Movie Lover: Tim LaTour from
DECATUR, GA US -- March, 15, 2008
Another masterpiece from Powell and Pressburger, this film accomplishes what is most difficult -- characters we care about in the first two minutes. The World War II drama played out in a small village sets the stage for the final scenes in Canterbury, with moving surprises and a fitting ending. The southern England scenery is breathtaking, sharply contrasted against a backdrop of total war. I recommend this wonderful film to anyone looking for strong character development, humor, and beautiful filmwork.
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 51,737
- UPC: 715515018920
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