William Faulkner’s ‘As I Lay Dying’: Two Versions

Synopsis

Written in 1930, William Faulkner’s novel tells the story of a poor Mississippi farm woman whose family’s innermost thoughts come alive in the days of her death. It unfolds in a stream of consciousness technique in a fictional rendering of Faulkner’s own hometown. An excerpt from the celebrated novel is here interpreted in two different ways. The first is a dramatisation from 1956, consisting of a sampling of the book’s fifteen narrators, in monologues and dramatic scenes. Cast: Mildred Dunnock, with Robert Armstrong, Ralph Chambers, Philip Coolidge, Warren Feigin, Edith King, Robert Lansing, Susan Oliver, Richard Shepard. The second version, from 1965, consists of excerpts of a dance interpretation by choreographer/dancer/actress Valerie Bettis. Cast: Valerie Bettis, Thatcher Clarke, Patrick Cummings, Leland Palmer, William Reilly, and Joyce Trisler; with actor Lawrence Luckinbill.

Language

English

Country

United States

Subjects

Dance; Drama; Literature

Keywords

literature - American; Faulkner, William; Literary adaptation

Credits

Choreographer

Valerie Bettis

Cast

Mildred Dunnock
Valerie Bettis

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 0 NTSC

Price

£95.00

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

55 minutes

Year

2012

Distributor

Name

Artfilms Europe

Email

info@artfilms.com.au

Web

http://www.artfilms.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 208 265 1752

Fax

+44 207 117 5174

Address

PO Box 71507
London
SE10 1BY
United Kingdom

Notes

Artfilms Europe is the European distributor of the collection of Contemporary Arts Media, Australia (previously known as Hush Video). The collection originally specialised in drama and the performing arts but has since widened its remit across the arts spectrum to include visual arts, design, architecture, new media and digital arts in its collection of over 5,000 titles. Separate subject catalogues, printed or online in pdf format, are available for theatre, dance, visual arts, film & cinema, new media, music, performance art and communication & culture. Sale on DVD or streamed on a pay-per-view or subscription basis from www.artfiflms-digital.com. From 2015, private users can subscribe via a digital site licence for £8 per month, allowing access to a selection of 300 - 400 films.