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1992 (UK) morePlot:
A poet's tale of a day in the lives of the villagers of a Welsh fishing town of Llareggub. | add synopsisAwards:
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I really wanted to like this, but. . . . moreCast
(Credited cast) | Richard Burton | ... | First Voice (voice) (archive sound) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Philip Burton | ... | Rev. Eli Jenkins (voice) (archive sound) |
| Meredith Edwards | ... | (voice) (archive sound) |
| Hugh Griffith | ... | Captain Cat (voice) (archive sound) |
| Rachel Roberts | ... | Mrs. Dai Bread Two (voice) (archive sound) |
| Sybil Williams | ... | (voice) (archive sound) |
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
It certainly had a great cast. But there were problems, big problems.
1. UNDER MILKWOOD was written as a "play for voices"--for the ratio. It was originally intended as being what we would call a 'pilot' for a series for the BBC about the goings-on in a small Welsh town where everybody is crazy--some people are mildly eccentric, at least two are right over the edge, and everybody else somewhere in between. It is a good piece for college and community theatre groups because, as a play for voices, there is minimal need for sets, costumes, props, etc., and by doubling roles one can do it with a fairly small cast.
Thomas drank himself to death before the BBC could pick it up. Why, then, would you make a FILM--a visual medium--of a RADIO PLAY--an audio medium? The whole idea was flawed from the beginning.
2. That being said, the performances were mostly very good, except for Elizabeth Taylor. She and Burton were a 'package deal' at the time. Her performance wasn't exactly BAD, but they cut so much of Rosie Probert's part from the original that one couldn't get a real sense of the character.
3. Which leads me to the next point. Why did they cut so much? And, if they made the cuts due to time constraints, why did they add the gratuitous sex scene with "Norma Jean", which had NOTHING to do with the play?