Feature film and documentary. The Homecoming: This is a superlative piece of 20th century drama transferred to the screen with great skill. The screenplay differs little from the original play but Peter Hall uses the camera to create new imagery and symbolism. It is clear that Hall and his cast were completely in tune with this piece as the acting is superb. Paul Rogers is the clan 's malevolent patriarch and Ian Holm is the amusing but insidious Lenny while Vivien Merchant 's Ruth is both hypnotic and captivating. This is Harold Pinter 's masterpiece perfectly brought... to the big screen by Sir Peter Hall. Pinter's Progress: A personal take on working with Harold Pinter from intimate conversations with actors directors and writers on their experiences of the man and his work. One of the truly great modern playwrights Harold Pinter passed away on Christmas Eve 2008 leaving behind a great legacy of work in theatre and film. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Pinter&39;s Progress Documentary Pinter&39;s Progress from BAFTA-winning director Philip Saville is an intimate take on Pinter from conversations with actors and directors who have worked closely with him including Sir Michael Caine Jonathan Pryce Steven Berkoff Susannah York and Sheila Hancock The Homecoming Directed by Pinter&39;s long-favoured collaborator Sir Peter Hall The Homecoming tells the tale of an expatriate philosophy professor returning to England with his new wife only to uncover bitter family jealousies Widely regarded as Pinter&39;s greatest play this lost gem of 1970s cinema is packed with the blistering dialogue that became its author&39;s trademark Stars Ian Holm Paul Rogers Vivien Merchant and Cyril Cusack Actors Steven Berkoff Michael Caine James Fox Jonathan Pryce Susannah York Paul Rogers Ian Holm Michael Jayston Vivien Merchant Cyril Cusack & Terence Rigby Director Peter Hall & Philip Saville Certificate 12 years and over Year 1973 ; 2009 Languages English Duration 4 hours and 16 minutes (approx)
Two films based on the work of playwright Harold Pinter. 'Pinter's Progress' (2009) is a documentary based around a series of interviews with actors, directors and writers who discuss their experiences of working with Pinter. 'The Homecoming' (1973) is a filmed version of the Pinter play. Made as part of the American Film Theatre Collection, although it is British in origin and set in London, the play is directed for the screen by Peter Hall. When Teddy (Michael Jayston) brings his wife, Ruth (Vivien Merchant), home to meet his estranged family - his pathetic father Max (Paul Rogers), senile uncle Sam (Cyril Cusack) and unsavoury brothers Lenny (Ian Holm) and Joey (Terence Rigby) - the young couple's visit opens up old wounds for the family, dredging up secrets from their murky past.
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