ROSELAND (DVD/1.66/MONO/1977) DVD

Roseland
New York's Roseland ballroom was in 1977 the traditional gathering place of senior citizens who wanted briefly to relive the good old days. Appropriately, the cast of Merchant/Ivory's Roseland includes a quartet of always-welcome showbiz veterans: Teresa Wright, Lou Jacobi, Helen Gallagher. The episodic storyline is unified by an unending flow of vintage hit songs, including "Slow Boat to China", "Stranger in Paradise" and "Rockin' Chair". The most effective vignette involves cleaning-lady Skala, whose minimum-wage job supports her weekly ballroom nostalgia-fests. The film was written by Merchant-Ivory perennial Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Teresa Wright as May Lou Jacobi as Stan Don de Natale as M.C. Louise Kirtland as Ruby Geraldine Chaplin as Marilyn Helen Gallagher as Cleo Joan Copeland as Pauline Christopher Walken as Russel Conrad Janis as George Lilia Skala as Rosa David Thomas as Arthur Edward Kogan as Bartender Madeleine Lee Gilford as Camille Stan Rubin as Bert

Crew Patricia Birch - Choreography Dianne Finn Chapman - Costume Designer James Ivory - Director Humphrey Dixon - Editor Richard Schmiechen - Editor Michael Gibson - Composer (Music Score) Ernest Vincze - Cinematographer Ismail Merchant - Producer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Screenwriter

Roseland
(not reviewed)
 

Lilia Skala: Golden Globe, Best Supporting Actress (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: New high-defintion digital transfer, enhanced for widescreen televisions English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1: Alternate Wide Screen MPAA Rating: DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 104 min Part of Series: Merchant Ivory Collection   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Opening Credits/A World All Their Own [5:27] 2. Seeing Dreams [4:41] 3. The Waltz Contest [4:32] 4. Remembering Eddie [3:49] 5. Mirror May & Stan [5:18] 6. Birthday Celebration [7:45] 7. Nice, Delicate Feelings [7:57] 8. "Don't Think So Much" [7:39] 9. Poor Pauline [8:05] 10. Needs [3:26] 11. Do the Hustle [5:43] 12. "Who Can Have What They Want?" [2:59] 13. Learn How to Lose [4:24] 14. The Champagne Hour [6:58] 15. "I Had to Win" [6:10] 16. Missed Opportunities [4:57] 17. The Peabody [8:51] 18. The Last Dance/End Credits [5:02]