Product Details

• Actors: Danny Glover, Angela Bassett, Willie Jonah, Graham Weir, Anton Stoltz
• Directors: John Berry
• Writers: John Berry, Athol Fugard
• Producers: François Ivernel, Jeremy Nathan, John Stodel, Nina Heyns, Pierre Rissient
• Format: Color, Letterboxed, NTSC
• Language: Afrikaans, English
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Kino International
• VHS Release Date: May 8, 2001
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005B22C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #528,698 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Long night's journey into twilight., July 4, 2001

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Sloper Dude (L'Étoile du Nord) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boesman & Lena (DVD)

The only reason I didn't give Boseman & Lena five stars is that it isn't always easy to watch. It is, however, a superlative view into the effects of racism and Apartheid on Boseman & Lena, and Lena's internal struggle to understand the aftermath of its senseless brutality on their lives. Angela Bassett and Danny Glover do their best acting to date, in a performance that is not likely to become a best seller due to the subject matter. All in all, a powerful movie rendition of South African playwright Athol Fugard's transformational play.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Performances, April 1, 2002

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Ibochild (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boesman & Lena (Widescreen Edition) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Director John Berry (CLAUDINE), in his last film, has crafted a visual adaptation of the Athol Fugard play. Angela Bassett (who received an NAACP Image Award nomination) and Danny Glover do some of their best work to date in this film. They have great chemistry together and despite being both American-born actors, are totally believable in their respective roles.

The film was released theatrically with barely a whisper, but fortunately, audiences have the opportunity to see this well-acted film at home. You definitely want to get the wide screen version to get the full impact of the visuals. This is the second film adaption of the play. The first one was made in the 1970s and featured Fugard in the role of Boesman. Of the two, the latest version is the strongest. If you love dramas with dynamic performances, definitely give this one a look.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathless!, January 19, 2009

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N. Alexandre "Nia" (Houston TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boesman & Lena (DVD)

Angela Basset. Danny Glover. Every emotion naked, hostile, without limits. You watch this film and you're uncomfortable from the very beginning -the signature of wonderful material (Athol Fugard). Some have called this "slow", but that's because we've become hardwired to soundbites and wanting instant answers and gratification. Some have called in "repetitive". This is human nature, especially when finger-pointing blame is fast and loose like a rogue boxer.