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7.6/10   89 votes
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Director:
Tony Palmer
Writers:
John Osborne (writer)
Charles Wood (writer)
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Genre:
History more
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User Comments:
Beautiful and original musical biography more (9 total)

Cast

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Simon Callow ... Charles II
Michael Ball ... Henry (Harry) Purcell
Rebecca Front ... Mary II
Lucy Speed ... Nell Gwyn
Letitia Dean ... Barbara Palmer (Lady Castlemaine)

Nina Young ... Frances Purcell
John Shrapnel ... Samuel Pepys
Robert Stephens ... John Dryden
Terence Rigby ... Captain Henry Cooke
Bill Kenwright ... Bill
Murray Melvin ... Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury
Corin Redgrave ... William of Orange
John Fortune ... Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon
Guy Henry ... James II
Peter Woodthorpe ... Kiffen
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
153 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Company:
Channel Four Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Pepys, the Purcells, and Pelham are climbing the stairs to view the fire, Pepys is speaking lines from his diary entry of 2 September 1666. more
Goofs:
Continuity: One shot shows a stagehand turning a winch to lift Mary Tudor when she's playing Cupid. When she's being lowered, a shot shows the stagehand turning the winch in the same direction as previously. more
Quotes:
Charles II: Doomsday, my lord Shaftesbury, we shall see whose ass is blackest. more
Movie Connections:
References Tous les matins du monde (1991) more
Soundtrack:
Dido & Aeneas: Dido's lament (Thy hand, Belinda - When I am laid in earth) more

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Beautiful and original musical biography, 15 October 2005
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Author: claudelalande from Montréal, Canada

The first time I saw the movie, after a brilliant opening, I felt somewhat disappointed to see that it was a play within a movie. The more I saw it, however, the more I appreciated the original treatment of this biography. It is, first and foremost, a beautiful movie, both for its photography, historical recreation and the great music. The contrast between the modern and historical periods made possible by the "play within a movie" treatment is actually very interesting. The character played by Simon Callow performs research on the life and times of Purcell, while commenting on our own times. John Elliot Gardiner conducts the baroque orchestra and singers with energy, and the result is first class. I saw and recorded this movie on videotape in the 1990's, and the tape is wearing thin. I am delighted this jewel has finally been released on DVD in 2007.

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