Search - Roseland [Merchant Ivory Collection] [Criterion Collection] on DVD

Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children Movie Release: 1977 DVD Release: 09/21/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Special Collection Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 44 mins Studio: Merchant Ivory Members Wishing: 5 Genres: Drama, Urban Drama, Ensemble Film

New York's Roseland ballroom was in 1977 the traditional gathering place of senior citizens who wanted briefly to relive the good old days. Appropriately, the cast of Merchant/Ivory's Roseland includes a quartet of always-welcome showbiz veterans: Teresa Wright, Lou Jacobi, Helen Gallagher. The episodic storyline is unified by an unending flow of vintage hit songs, including "Slow Boat to China", "Stranger in Paradise" and "Rockin' Chair". The most effective vignette involves cleaning-lady Skala, whose minimum-wage job supports her weekly ballroom nostalgia-fests. The film was written by Merchant-Ivory perennial Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Teresa Wright - May
Lou Jacobi - Stan
Don de Natale - M.C.
Louise Kirtland - Ruby
Geraldine Chaplin - Marilyn
Helen Gallagher - Cleo

This little-seen drama from James Ivory and Ismail Merchant gets a long-overdue release on DVD from The Criterion Collection. Roseland has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.77:1, which has been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono; the dialogue is in English, with optional English subtitles but no multiple language options. No additional bonus materials are included. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide