Search - Langrishe, Go Down on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Movie Release: 1978 DVD Release: 03/23/2004 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 52 mins Studio: Image Entertainment Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Drama, Romantic Drama

Years before they became two of the most celebrated British actors of their generation, Jeremy Irons and Judi Dench were paired up for this dramatic tale of love and betrayal, produced for British television. Imogen Langrishe (Judi Dench) is a woman in her early thirties who lives with her sisters Helen (Annette Crosbie) and Lily (Susan Williamson) in a decaying mansion in rural Ireland as the men in her once-wealthy family are off at war. Struggling to keep herself and her siblings afloat, Imogen takes in a boarder, Otto Beck (Jeremy Irons), a moody graduate student working on his master's thesis. Spinster Imogen is quickly captivated with Otto's scruffy good looks, and he is more than willing to satisfy her sexual longings. It doesn't take long, however, for the relationship to turn sour, with dire consequences for Imogen, as well as her sisters. Langrishe, Go Down was adapted for the screen by Harold Pinter and was based on a novel by Aidan Higgins. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Jeremy Irons - Otto Beck
Judi Dench - Imogen Langrishe

This powerful drama, filmed for British television from a script by Harold Pinter and featuring Judi Dench and Jeremy Irons, has been given a bare-bones release on DVD. Langrishe, Go Down has been transferred to disc in its original full-frame aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and the audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono. The dialogue is in English, with no multiple-language options or bonus materials. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide