His methods are opposed by the head nurse lucretia joan crawford, who would rather have the patients submitted to over drugging and shock therapy. The caretaker 1963 dvd alan bates donald pleasence. The collection, harold pinter, 1976, with malcolm mcdowellalan bateshelen mirrenlaurence olivier duration. In time aston offers him a job as caretaker of the house. The play takes place in one room of a house in west london during the 1950s. The caretaker 1963 british film institute avaxhome. The caretakers released in the uk as borderlines is a 1963 american drama film starring robert stack, polly bergen, diane mcbain, joan crawford and janis paige in a story about a mental hospital. Nonton film drama the caretaker 1963 subtitle indonesia. Dramamu the caretaker 1963 banyak film sub indo yang bisa muncul di bioskop terkenal dan masuk ke dalam film box office dan menjadi film yang bisa menyedot animo masyarakat untuk menonton film ini, sehingga bisa membuat film ini menjadi film terlaris dan bisa membuat anda selalu ingin menonton film ini secara terus menerus. Shaw, on the implied promise that he, pleasence, will be hired as caretaker.
The real scenestealers in the caretakers are janis paige, who delivers a nonstop stream of sarcastic wisecracks as if shes an escapee from a screwball comedy, and joan crawford, acting with grand seriousness. After a few minutes exposure to the inmates, half the audience has sided with crawford. She writes to osh burl ives, the caretaker of an estate in maine, and gets permission for the family to rent it for a song, with one catch the. Joan crawford plays the hardbitten head nurse we first see her taking a karate lesson. Filmed during the freezing winter of 1963, clive donners the caretaker is a faithful translation of pinters groundbreaking stage play. After the nearuniversal bewilderment that greeted harold pinters first play, the birthday party, in 1958, the caretaker became the writers first big critical and commercial success, and is still his most popular and frequently performed play.
On every level, pinter s characters struggle to communicate, misinterpreting each others words and actions, often to comic effect. The caretaker is a 1963 british drama film directed by clive donner and based on the harold pinter play of the same name. The caretaker 1963 is a drama movie starring alan bates and donald pleasence. March 7, 2016 i revisited this film recently, for teaching purposes. There is some flecking and scratching throughout, but with stock of this age that can only to be expected. Although known predominantly as a playwright, harold pinter also had an extensive film and tv career. Aston has helped davies in a fight at the cafe where he was working an odd job. The caretaker study guide contains a biography of harold pinter, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. The caretakers 1963 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The justcommitted lorna polly bergen gets her first visit from shrink macleod robert stack, with aides denning van williams and horne diane mcbain, in producerdirector hall bartletts the caretakers, 1963 view the tcmdb entry for the caretakers 1963.
Kucepazitelj ili pazikuca je britanski crnobijeli igrani film snimljen 1963. The play the caretaker is a psychological chamber drama studying the dynamics of. When crawford passed away from a heart attack in 1977, davis commented by reportedly saying, you should. Noel coward, peter sellers, liz taylor and richard burton all coughed up some but not that much money to enable this film to be made. The remarkable performances are by donald pleasence, robert shaw and alan bates. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1963 movies 1963. The caretaker 1964 naive and lonely aston robert shaw rescues the homeless and manipulative davies donald pleasence, inviting him to stay at his rundown family home. His plays are noted for their use of understatement, small talk, reticenceand even silenceto convey the substance of a characters thought, which often lies several layers beneath. Drama while renovating his house in london, aston, out of pity, lodges a homeless man, but astons brother taunts and harasses the cranky old bum. Astons brother, mick alan bates a taunting, quasisadist harasses the derelict when his brother is away, countermanding his orders. A psychiatric hospital for women where the head nurse played by joan crawford regularly trains her staff in the art of judo, just in case a patient gets uppity. From play into film is a 15minute analysis by michael billington, explaining how harold pinter adapted, altered and generally played around with his original theatrical piece to achieve the screenplay.
Aston robert shaw, seorang lelaki pendiam, pendiam, tinggal sendirian di lantai atas sebuah rumah kecil yang berantakan di distrik london. First staged at the arts theatre in london on 27 april 1960, with alan bates, donald pleasence and peter woodthorpe playing the three roles of mick. Though to be honest i was a bit distracted by the horrible editing. While renovating his house in london, aston, out of pity, lodges a homeless man, but astons brother taunts and harasses the cranky old bum. The caretaker also known as the guest is a 1963 british drama film directed by clive donner and based on the harold pinter play of the same name. Low budget but i think that helps the film by enhancing the performances. After pinters radio play a slight ache first produced 1959 was adapted for the stage 1961, his reputation was secured by his second fulllength play, the caretaker first produced 1960. Mar 07, 2016 it was, perhaps, the least glitzy anglophone movie of 1963. It was, perhaps, the least glitzy anglophone movie of 1963. This may not be a movie for action fans but if you are looking for an example of terrific british talent, you need look no further than harold pinters adaptation of his own play for the big. The scariest part of the shining isnt the astory about a man who goes stircrazy as the caretaker of a rocky mountain hotel and. Based on the harold pinter play the story centers around aston robert shaw who suffers from an undisclosed mental illness and lives alone in a cramped, cluttered room of an abandoned home that his brother mick alan bates is trying to renovate. Eventually aston, himself irritated by the cantankerous old man, puts him out.
The film exists due to the perseverance of producer michael birkett, director clive donner, harold pinter and the three actors. Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. The caretaker 1963 british film institute, reissue dvd video 1hr 40mn pal 16. Greenberg from a story by hall bartlett and jerry paris based on the 1959 novel the caretakers by dariel telfer. Macleod robert stack is a new, optimistic doctor who attempts to. Memang film yang bagus adalah film yang memiliki banyak sekali. Featuring one of the smallest casts i can remember, the caretaker is a claustrophobic tale of two brothers the mentally ill, but wellmeaning aston robert shaw and the slightly psychotic mick alan bates and their relationship with davies donald pleasence, a tramp whom aston saves from a fight and brings home one night, only to find. The screenplay is bynobel prizewinning playwright, harold pinter. The caretaker the 1963 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Spinks sherlock holmes tv the winthrop legend duration. While renovating his home in london, aston, out of pity, allows an old homeless. It was entered into the th berlin international film festival where it won the silver bear extraordinary jury prize. The caretaker dvd 1963 shop the best classic films movie.
The caretaker illustrates many of the dominant themes in pinters work, exploring ideas of identity, class, power and, above all, the elusiveness of language. Macleod robert stack leads a daily therapy group that has members return to their homes at night. Pinters screenplay is an almost direct transfer of his stage play carrying the same name. The silence in this film is like a constant scream of pain. The caretakers the 1963 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Carabiniers les jeanluc godard 1963 caramuru a invencao do brasil caretaker the 1963 caretaker the 1963 commentary carmen 1984 cd1 carmen 1984 cd2 carne tremula 1997 carne trmula carolina 2003 cartouche cartouche 23. Shaws sadistic brother played by alan bates also lives there as the homeless man will come to find out. Predstavlja adaptaciju istoimene drame harolda pintera koji je takoder napisao scenario. With alan bates, donald pleasence, robert shaw, harold pinter. Astons brother, mick alan bates a taunting, quasisadist harasses the. In cinematic terms, it perhaps lacks interest, but it preserves for ever the wonderful performance of donald pleasance as davies, the tramp entering astons and micks lives. Donald pleasence plays a laconic tramp, who is invited to stay in the home of robert shaw, on the implied promise that he, pleasence, will be hired as caretaker.
He befriends and takes in mac davies donald pleasence, an old derelict who has been fired from a menial job in a cafe. Indeed, the only hollywoody thing about this movie is the list of donors at the very beginning. The caretakers 1963 this movie chronicles the trials of the mentally ill and their caregivers in an overcrowded ward of a hospital. He plays a homeless man who is invited into a oneroom apartment by robert shaw, and soon told he can stay as caretaker. Aston robert shaw, a quiet, reserved man, lives alone in a topfloor cluttered room of a small abandoned house in a poor london district. Macleod robert stack, an idealistic psychiatrist, has developed a new type of therapy for severely disturbed individuals at a mental institution.
The screenplay is by nobel prizewinning playwright, harold pinter. Aston robert shaw, a quiet, reserved man, lives alone in a. It was in new york that clive donner and donald pleasence first discussed the idea of adapting the play into a film, and the sixman production company. The 1963 academy awards is seen as the real breaking point between davis and crawford. The 1963 film of pinters the caretaker conradbrunstrom. A bad movie with a fervent fan following, the caretakers is set in a bleak mental institution. Noel coward, peter sellers, liz taylor and richard burton all coughed up some. Medical drama about mentallyill patients and their professional caregivers, as well as the new grouptherapy sessions aiming to replace the traditional physical restraint and electroshock treatments. A black and white film that im not sure who the audience was in 1963. With robert stack, polly bergen, diane mcbain, joan crawford. Ac3, 1 ch, 192 kbps \ ac3, 2 ch, 192 kbps subtitles. You can watch the caretakers online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. The guest is a filmed adaptation of the harold pinter play of the same name.
Mar 19, 2017 the 1963 academy awards is seen as the real breaking point between davis and crawford. Aston, his brother, and davies, an old tramp, enter. Donald pleasence plays a laconic tramp, who is invited to stay in the home of robert shaw, on the implied promise that. The play begins with mick sitting on a bed in the room, but when he hears a door open and shut somewhere offstage, he leaves.
This may not be a movie for action fans but if you are looking for an example of terrific british talent, you need look no further than harold. The remarkable performances are bydonald pleasence, robert shaw and alan bates. The caretaker original title 1h 45min drama 23 april 1964 denmark while renovating his house in london, aston, out of pity, lodges a homeless man, but astons brother taunts and harasses the cranky old bum. Ive always felt a special connection to this movie because when i first saw it i. How mental illness and colonialism haunt harold pinters the. The guest is a filmed adaptation of the harold pinter play of the. Summer magic 1963 stream and watch online moviefone.
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