Product Details

• Actors: Simon Jesses, David Bintley, Penguin Cafe Orchestra
• Format: Classical, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Polygram Records
• VHS Release Date: March 30, 1992
• Run Time: 89 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630202367X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,815 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STUNNING, November 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Still Life at Penguin Cafe [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This review is based on a Lazer Disc version of 'Still Life' at the Penguin Cafe, also issued in 1991. This disc comes on two sides (side 1 - 'Still Life' / side 2 - Penguin Cafe Orchestra 'A profile'), I don't know if that is the same format as the VHS tape.
If you like the music of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra you'll love this. Apart from the great music you get to see the Royal Ballet in action. Their costumes are wonderful, especially the zebra. The music on the 'Still life' side of the Disc is performed by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Side 2 is performed the Penguin Cafe Orchestra themselves.
I hope it will be released on DVD!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfection, December 19, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Still Life at Penguin Cafe [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is one of the loveliest music and dance videos we have come across . We bought it some years ago and have shared it with family and friends - our tiniest grandchildren and teenage grandchildren adore it , our ballet friends love it , and the message regarding conservation is timely .Please urge a re-release .

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding and Beautiful, April 9, 2002

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noleander - See all my reviews

This review is from: Still Life at Penguin Cafe [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is one of my all time favorite pieces of art. The music is tuneful and engaging, the dancing is humorous and stimulating, and the costumes a treat. This is a very rare item, and I encourage you to get it before it disappears. I saw it originally on TV (Bravo or A&E) and was utterly hypnotized while I was watching it. I saw it a second time, and it was even better. It even has a gentle message about the environment. The only downside is that it is not longer :-(