Product Details

• Actors: Joan Allen, Laurence Luckinbill, Frank Maraden, Jason Robards III
• Directors: Peter Hammer
• Writers: Margot Feldman
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Winstar
• VHS Release Date: March 21, 2000
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1572527919
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #130,165 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Unknown and virtually unpublished until he was almost 40, Robert Frost went on to become America's poet; he was so popular he made frequent television appearances and was honored by President Kennedy. His publisher, Alfred Edwards, and fellow poets Seamus Heaney, Richard Wilbur, and Joseph Brodsky discuss this late bloomer's reputation as a Yankee poet, his discovery in England where his first two books were published, and the deceptive simplicity of his style. Frost explains himself and reads some of his poems in excerpts of vintage tape. Friends and colleagues also discuss his difficult relationship with his wife and the tragic deaths of three of his children and how these affected his work. Poems that are read from include "Mending Wall," "The Woodpile," and "Acquainted with the Night." While some poems are illustrated in predictable fashion ("After Apple Picking" with footage of boughs heavy with apples), "Home Burial" is dramatized with a riveting dramatic reading by actors, including Academy Award nominee Joan Allen as Frost's wife. --Kimberly Heinrichs

From the Back Cover

One of the most popular poets in America, Robert Frost (1874-1963), was not merely the nature poet that he appeared to be; his vision was of a harsh universe indifferent to man and his anxieties. This film interweaves interviews with the poet, dramatizations of some of his work, and commentary by Seamus Heaney, Alfred Edwards and Richard Wilbur.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best Robert Frost video, October 19, 2004

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John Guzlowski "cfjzg" (Valdosta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Voices & Visions: Robert Frost [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is extraordinary. I've been teaching literature for a long, long time and I learned early on that bringing a movie or a video to class was for the most part a waste of time. Students would snooze through the video, or -- worse yet -- I would snooze. None of this, however, is true of this video of Frost's work. Everytime I teach Robert Frost, I bring this video in and play the dramatization of "Home Burial." My students are always moved, touched by the poem and the performances. Sometimes, I have to pause for a while so that students can compose themselves after the emotional experience of this dramatization. When I told my colleagues I was retiring, a couple asked me to leave behind my copy of the video so they can continue showing it to their students!

1.0 out of 5 stars HUH?!!, September 14, 2010

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Whatevz (Trenton, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Voices & Visions: Robert Frost [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A THOUSAND BUCKS?! FOR A USED VHS TAPE?!! YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT??!!! (It can't be THAT good...come on now).

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Robert Frost video, October 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Voices & Visions: Robert Frost [VHS] (VHS Tape)

In my opinion this video is worth watching, even more if you dont know who robert frost is because in this video it is like you have hust met Robert Frost and he is telling you about himself. A good movie all around i recommend this for people of all ages from child to adult.