Gloriana

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Gloriana
Paul Daniel / Josephine Barstow / Tom Randle / Emer Mcgilloway / David Ellis / Susannah Glanville / Eric Roberts / Clive Bayley

[ Opus Arte / DVD ]

Release Date: Monday 3 July 2006

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Rated: G - Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993Suitable for General Audiences

"This is unquestionably among the finest opera films ever made. The fine ensemble cast survives such potentially cruel exposure through sheer involvement..."
(BBC Music)

"This is unquestionably among the finest opera films ever made. Phyllida Lloyd's Opera North staging vindicated this problematic piece, but the film she also directed… takes it to new heights of intensity. Lloyd's camera flows between stage and backstage... This is not gimmickry; it captures the rhythm of the action and the changing scenes with exciting immediacy one moment, deep intimacy the next, staring mirror-close into Barstow's deeply expressive features...The fine ensemble cast survives such potentially cruel exposure through sheer involvement..."
(BBC Music)

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"This is unquestionably among the finest opera films ever made. Phyllida Lloyd's Opera North staging vindicated this problematic piece, but the film she also directed… takes it to new heights of intensity. Lloyd's camera flows between stage and backstage... This is not gimmickry; it captures the rhythm of the action and the changing scenes with exciting immediacy one moment, deep intimacy the next, staring mirror-close into Barstow's deeply expressive features...The fine ensemble cast survives such potentially cruel exposure through sheer involvement..."
(BBC Music DVD choice Sept 2006)