Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6150 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-11-05
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Formats: PAL, Colour
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 6

DVD Description
This stunning slipcased 6-disc box set of The Judi Dench Collection features eight stunning performances of star-studded BBC productions spanning four decades from the career of Academy Award-winning British actress Dame Judi Dench.

The collection ranges from Feydeau farce Keep an Eye on Amélie (1978) to Ibsen's Ghosts (1987) with Kenneth Branagh, Michael Gambon and Natasha Richardson. It features a version of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard 1981, as well as Talking to a Stranger (1966) described as the first authentic masterpiece written directly for television.

This selection of classic television plays also features Dench alongside Norman Wisdom and Fulton Mackay in Going Gently (1981) and Robert Hardy in Michael Frayn’s award-winning Make and Break.

Dench’s later work is represented by Absolute Hell (1991) a role for which she won an Olivier Award and Can You Hear Me Thinking? (1990) in which she starred opposite her husband Michael Williams.

Dame Judi Dench is one of the most celebrated stars of stage and screen. She is the winner of an Academy Award, two Golden Globes, an unprecedented seven Olivier Awards, and numerous BAFTAs. At the BBC, she has appeared in a dazzling range of material from sitcoms to Shakespeare.

Contents:
Talking to a Stranger (1966)
Keep an Eye on Amélie (1973)
The Cherry Orchard (1981)
Going Gently (1981)
Ghosts (1987)
Make and Break (1987)
Can You Hear Me Thinking? (1990)
Absolute Hell (1991)

Bonus Materials:
Exclusive Booklet
Interview between Richard Eyre & Judi Dench

Synopsis
Collection of eight lavish BBC productions spanning four decades and featuring the multi-talented Judi Dench.

Customer Reviews

Admire Dame Judi? Then buy this!
This DVD collection contains some of Dame Judi Dench's most lauded work from between the 1960's and the 1990's. The collection is a must if you are a keen DJD fan. A lot of people only really woke up to her talent when 'Mrs Brown' was first released in 1997. This is a fantastic collection, therefore, if you would like to see her in works dating back to before she became a screen 'star'. I have been trying to get hold of copies of 'Talking to a Stranger' and 'Absolute Hell' for ages, and have at last had the chance to see why her performances in each were so highly praised (and awarded) at the time.

The productions contained within the collection are hugely variable in both style and content, and some have dated less well than others. However, watching Dame Judi's performance in each is a sharp reminder of why she is now regarded as one of the greatest actors of our time, both on screen and on stage. Considering the time span that this DVD collection covers, it is amazing that she has only become recognised on an international scale in the last decade.

Judi Dench Collection
I bought this package since it contained Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard' and Ibsen's 'Ghosts' and would have done so whichever artist or artists were involved. Judi Dench gives excellent performances in a wide variety of roles so confirming what a fine actress she is.

This is not easy viewing. There is only one comedy, Feydeau's farce 'Keep an eye on Amelie' (perhaps Judi Dench's weakest role): the others are serious stuff. If you are looking for comfortable viewing each evening you will be disappointed. However if you are prepared to be challenged and made to think you will get a great deal of interest, I can't say pleasure, from this package. If you used to buy season tickets for your local repertory company (those were the days)then this might appeal. I consider it value for money if only because of the two classic plays for which I bought it.

How I wish we got more plays, rather than adaptations of novels on the television.

Fine value
I am delighted to own this collection. It is superb and has filled me with nostalgia.