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The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (1995)
Starring: Zoe Wanamaker , Colin Firth
Directed by: Katie Mitchell
Produced by: Simon Curtis
Written by: D.H. Lawrence
Zoë Wanamaker and Colin Firth star in this masterful BBC production of D.H. Lawrence's play, about which George Bernard Shaw wrote, "I wish I could write such dialogue - with mine, I always hear the sound of the typewriter."
Item Number: 14695
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 1 1/2 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 1
- Special Features:
English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Bonus Program - The Rainbow deals with the sexual awakening of Ursula Brangwen, portrayed by Imogen Stubbs in this adaptation. At the time of its publication in 1915, the novel was considered so shocking that it was tried and found obscene, and magistrates ordered all unsold copies burned.
Zoë Wanamaker and Colin Firth star in this masterful BBC production of D.H. Lawrence's play, about which George Bernard Shaw wrote, "I wish I could write such dialogue - with mine, I always hear the sound of the typewriter."
D.H. Lawrence's works portray the brutal side of industrialization. Lawrence's women are put upon by "vulgar, low-minded brutes" who stagger home drunk from the pit, lay about them with their fists, and occasionally bring the odd trollop into the house. In The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, Lizzie Holroyd (Wanamaker) and her boorish husband Charles (Firth) scream their lives away until Lizzie falls in love with another man and wishes her husband dead - a wish that comes horribly true.
The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
| Mrs. Holroyd | --- | Zoë Wanamaker |
| Charles Holroyd | --- | Colin Firth |
| Miner | --- | Gavin Abbott |
| Miner | --- | Christopher Brand |
| Grandmother | --- | Brenda Bruce |
| Mr. Balckmore | --- | Stephen Dillane |
| Rigby | --- | Wayne Foskett |
| Jack | --- | Shane Fox |
| Laura | --- | Melanie Hill |
| Mine Manager | --- | Peter Needham |
| Lauren Richardson | --- | Minnie |
| Clara | --- | Mossie Smith |
Written by D.H. Lawrence
Directed by Katie Mitchell
Produced by Simon Curtis
Bonus Program – The Rainow
| Ursula Brangwen | --- | Imogen Stubbs |
| Anton Skrabensky | --- | Martin Wenner |
| Dorothy | --- | Sarah-Jane Holm |
| Anna | --- | Jane Gurnett |
| Will Brangwen | --- | Colin Tarrant |
| Gudrun | --- | Clare Holman |
| Aunt Olga | --- | Fabia Drake |
| Mrs. Phillips | --- | Phyllida Hewat |
| Catherine Phillips | --- | Sarah Crowden |
| Louisa Phillips | --- | Cate Hamer |
| Ethel | --- | Marjie Lawrence |
| Dr. Frankstone | --- | Dilys Hamlett |
| Eddie | --- | John Mackay |
| Theresa | --- | Suzy Roper |
| Catherine | --- | Claire Thompson |
| Billy | --- | Paul Duke |
| Cassie | --- | Annette Kashdan |
| Margaret | --- | Emma Chambers |
| David | --- | Brian Hickey |
| Lydia Brangwen | --- | Eileen Way |
| Old Tom Brangwen | --- | Tom Bell |
| Winifred Inger | --- | Kate Buffery |
| Williams | --- | Tom Bailey |
Written by D.H. Lawrence
Screenplay by Anne Devlin
Produced by Chris Parr
Original Music by Simon Rogers, John Tams
Cinematography by John Kenway
Film Editing by John Rosser
Costume Design by Sue Peck
