FOLLIES IN CONCERT (DVD) DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 DVD

Follies in Concert
Including such songs as "Broadway Baby," "I'm Still Here," "The Ladies Who Lunch," and "Losing My Mind," this video features a filming of the well-known Stephen Sondheim musical as it was performed at New York's Lincoln Center in 1985. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide

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Crew Danny D. Daniels - Choreography Paul Gemignani - Conductor Paul Lazarus - First Assistant Director Herbert Ross - Director Stephen Sondheim - Composer (Music Score) Paul Gemignani - Musical Direction/Supervision Stephen Sondheim - Songwriter Thomas Z. Shepard - Producer

Follies in Concert
Follies in Concert is a beautiful frustration. A documentary focusing around the 1985 Lincoln Center concert version of Stephen Sondheim's stunningly glorious show, it fails in one very big way: it does not dig deep enough to work as a documentary about the making of this legendary concert and the live album that resulted from it, and because it truncates the actual performance severely, it does not work as a record of what actually transpired onstage either. The latter point is especially distressing, as a note-for-note video of the concert would have been of enormous value and interest to the legion of Sondheim fanatics. Because it fails in both these areas, Follies has to be considered a disappointment. And yet it is a disappointment with many fascinating moments, one that captures some performers and performances that send chills up and down the spine. Even though these are not necessarily caught in their full glory, witnessing Barbara Cook singing "In Buddy's Eyes," Elaine Stritch stopping the show with "Broadway Baby," Carol Burnett doing "I'm Still Here" and the entrance of the ladies during "Beautiful Girls" make this a must-have for any true devotee of the musical theatre. Its highpoints are so good that one can even forgive Mandy Patinkin's execrable, self-indulgent performance -- and that's saying something. Follies should have been an incomparable video experience, but we can be thankful that at its best it preserves incomparable moments. ~ Craig Butler, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: none specified MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 90 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Chapter Listings 1. Introduction by Stephen Sondheim [4:50] 2. The Rehearsals: Three Days Before the Concert [6:02] 3. Two Days Before the Concert [11:52] 4. The Day Before the Concert [5:17] 5. Stage Rehearsal With The New York Philharmonic [11:09] 6. It's Showtime! [2:31] 7. Beautiful Girls [3:24] 8. Listen to the Rain on the Roof [:46] 9. Ah, Paris! [:53] 10. Broadway Baby [2:32] 11. In Buddy's Eyes [1:47] 12. Who's That Woman [5:15] 13. I'm Still Here [2:55] 14. Too Many Mornings [1:46] 15. One More Kiss [2:31] 16. Could I Leave You [3:10] 17. You're Gonna Love Tomorrow/ Love Will See Us Through [1:16] 18. Buddy's Blues [3:51] 19. Losing My Mind [4:11] 20. Story Of Lucy And Jessie [2:44] 21. Live, Laugh And Love [4:32] 22. Finale [2:09] 23. End Credits [4:23]