Bibliograph

Thornton Wilder's Our town, two historic productions on two DVD

Type

Label

Thornton Wilder's Our town, two historic productions on two DVD

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Thornton Wilder's Our town

Oclc number

62338556

Runtime

225

Series statement

Mastervision classics

Sub title

two historic productions on two DVD

Summary

The time is the early 20th century, in Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, and centers on the Webb and Gibbs families, who live next door to each other. Emily Webb and George Gibbs are two young people who grow up, fall in love with gentle glances and sweet words, get married, and are eventually separated by death. On the surface, there is all this nostalgia, but there are dark currents in Grovers Corners, little ironies and inconsistencies that are often commented on by the Stage Manager, and are embodied in the person of the town drunk, Simon Stimson

Table Of Contents

Disc 1. Our town (1977, 120 min.) / NBC ; produced and directed by George Schaefer ; Hartwest Productions, Inc. -- Disc 2. Our town (1989, 105 min.) / directed by Kirk Browning ; producer, Michael Brandman ; the Lincoln Center Theater production poduced in association with Great Performances, WNET Thirteen ; Brandman Productions, Inc

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Our town

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