"Quartet" (1948) DVD - Britmovie

theuofc · 17-02-2007, 01:45 PM

QUARTET (1948) DVD, release date: 5th March 2007.

Starring: Angela Baddeley, Honor Blackman, Dirk Bogarde, Irene Browne, George Cole, Mervyn Johns, Cecil Parker, Basil Radford, Susan Shaw, Linden Travers,, Mai Zetterling, Francoise Rosay, Hermione Baddeley, Nora Swinburne, Naunton Wayne
Directed by: Arthur Crabtree, Ralph Smart, Harold French, Ken Annakin

Four film versions of W. Somerset Maugham are brought together and introduced by the man himself:

'The Alien Corn' features Dirk Bogarde playing a man with the ambition to be a top pianist, but he is rejected by music scholars;

'The Kite' stars George Cole as a man with an obsession for kites and little time for his wife;

'The Colonel's Lady' revolves around a stuffy colonel's search for the man his wife
has been writing passionate poems about;

'The Facts of Life' features a young tennis player who escapes from his domineering partner and absconds to Monaco.

Duration: 118 mins
Region: 2

JamesM · 17-02-2007, 06:32 PM

May 21st 2007 is the release date. The Merchant-Ivory production Quartet (1982) has just been released on DVD (Feb 12th 2007).

DB7 · 17-02-2007, 07:20 PM

Trio is also due for release but I've not seen mention of the final Maugham installment Encore. Encore has two of my favourite stories with Kay Walsh's spinster on a cruise and Nigel Patrick's ne'r do well.

theuofc · 17-02-2007, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesM

May 21st 2007 is the release date. The Merchant-Ivory production Quartet (1982) has just been released on DVD (Feb 12th 2007).

You're right, JamesM. Too bad. It means a longer wait.

I passed this information along without checking the release date myself at sendit.com or another seller. I will next time.

All the best,

Barbara

Dirk_Bogarde_Brigade - a Yahoo group

CLAMBAKE · 24-02-2007, 11:42 PM

The play.com site mentions that 'Trio' is released on the same day as 'Quartet' May 21st, it does seem strange that 'Encore' is not being released with the others but with three months to go yet it may be announced later, lets hope, it would be nice to have the whole set.

17-02-2007, 01:45 PM	#1
theuofc has no status. Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Prefer to be in Provence Posts: 1,028 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (0)	"Quartet" (1948) DVD QUARTET (1948) DVD, release date: 5th March 2007. Starring: Angela Baddeley, Honor Blackman, Dirk Bogarde, Irene Browne, George Cole, Mervyn Johns, Cecil Parker, Basil Radford, Susan Shaw, Linden Travers,, Mai Zetterling, Francoise Rosay, Hermione Baddeley, Nora Swinburne, Naunton Wayne Directed by: Arthur Crabtree, Ralph Smart, Harold French, Ken Annakin Four film versions of W. Somerset Maugham are brought together and introduced by the man himself: 'The Alien Corn' features Dirk Bogarde playing a man with the ambition to be a top pianist, but he is rejected by music scholars; 'The Kite' stars George Cole as a man with an obsession for kites and little time for his wife; 'The Colonel's Lady' revolves around a stuffy colonel's search for the man his wife has been writing passionate poems about; 'The Facts of Life' features a young tennis player who escapes from his domineering partner and absconds to Monaco. Duration: 118 mins Region: 2

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CLAMBAKE has no status. Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: watford Posts: 22 Country: iTrader: (0)	Trio The play.com site mentions that 'Trio' is released on the same day as 'Quartet' May 21st, it does seem strange that 'Encore' is not being released with the others but with three months to go yet it may be announced later, lets hope, it would be nice to have the whole set.

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17-02-2007, 06:32 PM	#2
JamesM has no status. Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London Posts: 1,413 Country: iTrader: (0)	May 21st 2007 is the release date. The Merchant-Ivory production Quartet (1982) has just been released on DVD (Feb 12th 2007).

17-02-2007, 07:20 PM	#3
DB7 is just Administrator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Shrops Posts: 6,055 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (10)	Trio is also due for release but I've not seen mention of the final Maugham installment Encore. Encore has two of my favourite stories with Kay Walsh's spinster on a cruise and Nigel Patrick's ne'r do well.