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On Approval [VHS]
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303241326
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6304337515
Label: Kino Video
Manufacturer: Kino Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Kino Video
Release Date: June 27, 2000
Running Time: 80 minutes
Studio: Kino Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1943
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This is the classic romantic comedy with all the elements of classic English drama. The clever wit coupled with fantastic cinematic choices makes this well worth your time and will leave you laughing for the rest of the day/week.
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Several reviewers have given this DVD five stars. The play certainly deserves them, but regrettably not this film. It retains much of Lonsdale's wit , but both visual and sound quality are a disappointment, and the action, translated from stage to screen, waters the material down.
One reviewer urges Amazonians to look for a recording of the 1982 BBC production with Jeremy Brett and Penelope Keith. He's right! It's a much better, more enjoyable production. But until it becomes available, ... Read More
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A subtle, overlooked English treat, "On Approval" is top high-brow English comedy in the vein of Oscar Wilde and Noel Coward. Though the British upper-class reserve is ever-present, it's integral to the comedy, with the proper English language employed like a rapier. It's also a rare cinematic opportunity to see Clive Brook and stage comedienne Beatrice Lillie in action. Sophisticated, irresistible fun.
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I am a great fan of Frederick Lonsdale's play "On Approval," yet I can not recommend this movie version of it. I know many people love it and have nothing but praise for Lillie and Brooks' performances, yet I found them so stiff that they appeared like zombies. Lillie holds a constant frozen smile for so long that she hardly seems human. Brook, when told he's nothing more than the spawn of illigitimacy, shows absolutely no reaction at all. He's so stiff that it doesn't come across as the famous British ... Read More
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I won't recap the storyline, but will only add to what others have said. On Approval is an extremely amusing comedy of upper class British manners. It is wickedly malicious without being mean-spirited. The four leads play off each other flawlessly. Clive Brook, who also wrote and directed the film, is priceless as an aristocrat who finds it entirely reasonable to take his pleasures at the expense of others. Brook is largely forgotten now, but he was a major British actor in his time. He made only ... Read More
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