Orpheus Descending
Promotional poster
GenreDrama
Romance
Written byTennessee Williams
Peter Hall
Directed byPeter Hall
StarringVanessa Redgrave
Kevin Anderson
Brad Sullivan
Music byStephen Edwards
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerGladys Nederlander
ProducersGeorge Manasse
Stuart Goodman
Elizabeth Ireland McCann
Production locationJacksonville, Florida
CinematographyMike Flash
EditorEdward Marnier
Running time117 min
Original release
ReleaseSeptember 24, 1990 (1990-09-24)

Orpheus Descending is a 1990 American television film starring Vanessa Redgrave and directed by Peter Hall. It is an adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play of the same name. Hall had directed Redgrave in an acclaimed[1][2] Broadway production of the play a year earlier.[3] The stage actors such as Redgrave, Kevin Anderson and Brad Sullivan reprised their roles for the film.

Plot

Lady Torrance (Redgrave) is introduced as a disillusioned character; her Sicilian father was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan and she's been trapped in a miserable marriage for 20 years. Her tyrannical and bigoted husband is struck down by cancer. Then Lady Torrance meets the orpheuse, a young man named Val Xavier (Kevin Anderson), an Elvis Presley-inspired drifter. A romantic entanglement ensues as Lady Torrance puts behind the misery of marriage behind her and tries to find passion and happiness with Val.[1]

Cast

References

  1. ^ a b Review/Theater; Vanessa Redgrave in 'Orpheus': Matching Artistic Sensibilities New York Times. 25 September 1989
  2. ^ Orpheus Descending The Guardian. 7 March 2010
  3. ^ Orpheus Descending Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved on 5 September 2010

External links

Works by Tennessee Williams
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