Death of a Salesman/ Private Conversations | 
 enlarge | Directors: Christian Blackwood, Volker Schloendorff
Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John Malkovich, Stephen Lang, Charles Durning
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 8171
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 136 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: IMED1406D
UPC: 014381140620
EAN: 0014381140620
ASIN: B00007ELDP
Theatrical Release Date: September 15, 1985
Release Date: January 28, 2003
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German filmmaker Volker Schloendorff's 1985 production of Arthur Miller's most famous play appeared squarely and quite hauntingly in the middle of the go-go economy of the Reagan-Bush years. Miller's story, set during the post-war boom period of the late '40s, concerns an aging, traveling salesman named Willy Loman (Dustin Hoffman), who despairs that his life his been lived in vain. Facing dispensability and insignificance in a heated, youthful economy, Willy is not ready to part with his cherished fantasies of an America that loves and admires him for personable triumphs in the marketplace. But the reality is far more pitiable than that, and the measure of Willy's self-delusion and contradictions is found in his two sons, one (Stephen Lang) a ne'er-do-well gliding on inherited hot air and repressed feelings, and the other (John Malkovich) a mousy, retiring sort unable to reconcile--or forgive--the difference between his father's desperate impersonation of success and the truth. Schlondorff's remarkable cast explores Miller's rich subtext to great effect, though Hoffman--despite giving us a new model of Willy to contrast with Lee J. Cobb's definitive portrayal a generation before--is a bit insect-like and shrill in his approach. Malkovich, Lang, and Kate Reid (as Willy's long-suffering wife) are perfect, however, and the production is atmospheric and strong. I--Tom Keogh/I
Product Description
Willy loman has spent his entire life believing he his family are bound for greatness. Struggling day to day as a traveling salesman willy begins to lose touch with reality drifts away into the past. Meanwhile his family including wife linda sons biff happy attempts to cope with willys self-destruction. Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 01/28/2003 Starring: Dustin Hoffman Run time: 135 minutes Rating: Nr
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 A piece of art July 3, 2007
H. Serrano (Costa Rica)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Death of a salesman is one of the best samples of the american drama that reflects the real life of the dream that is not even reached by american people. br / br /I love Dustin Huffman play but all the characters are amazingly builded which make the sense of being at the teather.
Obviously a collective dvd. February 8, 2007
Pramod Chand (WV)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Death of a salesman is the show, which is being put on somewhere in the world almost every day of the year. It's so multi-dynamic and close to real life that it can hurt you for real. Beside the genius playwriting, this movie is an excellent performance of that. Dusting Hoffman, John Malkovich, Kate Reid, Stephen Lang they all have done superb job portraying their characters. Although I am not into literature, capable enough to pay homage for a play like this one, I for certainly recommend this movie for everyone to collect. A must have movie.
This is an utterly classic dramatic work October 29, 2005
EugeSchu (WI USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Sparse sets set-up the huge dramatic energy of this deceivingly simple story. Every actor and actress is outstanding and br /the power, range, and depth of the performance is incredible. br /Bristling with raw force, the drama digs through the layers br /of mid-america near mid-century, creating a powerful historical br /testament. The stars were aligned for Miller, Hoffman, Malkovic and the rest for this dynamic theatre. Pathos.
Searing drama September 14, 2005
Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Dustin Hoffman is Willy Loman, the salesman who's come to the end of his rope as the illusions he's always believed in come crashing down on him. This was filmed originally for TV off the stage, with no attempt to make it into a "movie." It's a very great play, done extremely well here. I think I still might like the 1951 version with Frederic March as Loman a tad better, but Hoffman adds another feather to his cap. (Neither March nor Hoffman can top Lee J. Cobb's portrayal of Willy in the original 1949 stage version.) Kate Reid plays his harried wife Linda, John Malkovich is Biff, and Stephen Lang is Hap. br / br /The "Private Conversations" piece, back-stage doings and interviews, is a let down after watching the movie. It completely knocks the wind out of the sails of the performance just seen.
Story about a Salesman who Travels but...Never Arrives February 23, 2005
Stephen Pletko (London, Ontario, Canada)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
+++++ br / br /This movie is about hard-working, traveling salesman Willy Loman (Dustin Hoffman), a man whose life has become a permanent nervous breakdown. He's about to lose his job, he can't pay his bills, and his sons Biff (John Malkovich) and "Happy" (Stephen Lang) don't respect him and can't seem to live up to their potential. His wife (Kate Reid) still loves him but she is caught up in a state of "bitter helplessness." Willy, now in his sixties, wonders what went wrong (after all, his dream of monetary success should have come true by now!!) and how he can make things up to his family. He is now indeed a "low man." br / br /A talented, sensitive director (Volker Schlondoroff) with a topflight main cast (stated above), under the supervision of the original author who penned the Pulitzer Prize-winning play in 1949 (Arthur Miller, Oct. 1915 to Feb. 2005) on which this movie is based, make this movie an unforgettable viewing experience. The emphasis of this entire movie is on the excellent performances. br / br /Hoffman (who won an Emmy and Golden Globe for this role) gives a standout performance in this movie as the bewildered Willy who now is suffering a crisis, a kind of "success mania." Malkovich gives a superb performance as Biff, the son that Willy has decided to transfer his failed ambitions too. Also look for Linda Kozlowski of "Crocodile Dundee" fame in a small but sharp role. br / br /Finally, the DVD extra called "Private Conversations" is a ninety-minute documentary with the entire cast that especially features Hoffman, Malkovich, Miller, and Schlondoroff. br / br /In conclusion, this is an unforgettable movie with outstanding performances that's based on an award-winning play. Thus, you can't go wrong in watching this movie!! br / br /(1985; 2 hr, 15 min; made for TV; full screen) br / br /+++++ br /
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