Rosalind Elias Movies
- 1984
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The Grimms' grim tale of two crafty children who cross paths with an evil, gingerbread cottage-dwelling crone is the subject of this episode from the made-for-TV series Faerie Tale Theatre. Abandoned in the forest by their penniless father (well-known character actor Paul Dooley) and his new wife, siblings Hansel (Ricky Schroeder) and Gretel (Bridgette Anderson) come upon a lovely cottage made of gingerbread and candy -- but its inhabitant is far from sweet (Joan Collins, in a dual role as both the stepmother and the witch). ~ Carrie Downes, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rick Schroder, Bridgette Andersen, (more)
- 1982
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This film records a 1982 performance of the perennial holiday favorite opera Hansel and Gretel. Directed by Kirk Browning, the plot follows the familiar Grimm storyline of two children who become lost in the woods and end up in the candy covered house of a witch. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
Recorded live in Glyndebourne, East Sussex, England, at the famed Glyndebourne Festival Opera during its 1975 season, Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress - in this home video release from ArtHaus Musik and EuroArts - features what is widely-regarded as one of the finest operatic productions from the second half of the Twentieth century. Leo Goeke (as Tom Rakewell) and Felicity Lott (as Anne Trulove) bring to life the two leads in Igor Stravinsky's tale of an initially well-meaning young man who soon finds himself falling headfirst into illicit and lascivious, rakish behavior, before he is saved from eternal damnation by Trulove yet goes insane from his association with the powers of darkness and is sentenced to an asylum. Supporting the production are legendary production design by David Hockney, acclaimed performances by the London Philharmonic and the Glyndebourne Chorus, and the stage direction of John Cox. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
