Death of a Salesman/ Private Conversations |  | Directors: Christian Blackwood, Volker Schlöndorff
Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John Malkovich, Stephen Lang, Charles Durning
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 9371
Format: Color, DVD, 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: 001438114062
EAN: 0001438114062
ASIN: B00007ELDP
Theatrical Release Date: September 15, 1985
Release Date: January 28, 2003
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German filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff'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. --Tom Keogh
Product Description
Aging salesman Willy Loman doesn't understand why his family never attained the greatness and success he had always envisioned.
Genre: Performing Arts - Theater
Rating: NR
Release Date: 28-JAN-2003
Media Type: DVD
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 Comments on DEATH OF A SALESMAN January 30, 2010
Edmund W. Peaslee Jr. (PLANO,TX, USA)
Tis is an excellent performance of Arthur Miller's classic play. When performed in China people could not understand why he committed suicide when he had a home, car and other possessions. Highly recommended.
 3 stars out of 4 February 5, 2009
One-Line Film Reviews (Easton, MD)
The Bottom Line:
Though John Malkovich looks a little too old, and I still maintain that Brian Dennehy made a better Willy Loman, this filmed version of the mid-80s revival of Death of a Salesman is still well-worth recommending on the strength of Miller's writing and the caliber of the acting.
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.
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
the power, range, and depth of the performance is incredible.
Bristling with raw force, the drama digs through the layers
of mid-america near mid-century, creating a powerful historical
testament. The stars were aligned for Miller, Hoffman, Malkovic and the rest for this dynamic theatre. Pathos.
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