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As You Like It [VHS] (1937)

Starring: Henry Ainley, Elisabeth Bergner Director: Paul Czinner Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: VHS Tape
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Henry Ainley, Elisabeth Bergner, Laurence Olivier, Felix Aylmer, Stuart Robertson
  • Directors: Paul Czinner
  • Format: Black & White, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: United American Video
  • VHS Release Date: July 16, 1998
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000009RXZ
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,805 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars At Long Last Like, May 28, 2000
By E. E. Kuersten "Psychedelic Surgeon" (East Village, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As You Like it (DVD)
This is my favorite Shakespeare play, and I've often wondered why no one has ever made another movie version in all this time. This adaption is dated but generally well done, with an actively moving camera and some scattered attempts at making it more than merely a "filmed play." If you've seen it on TV then you probably remember the sound as awful and the picture pretty blurry (like many public domain movies, awful prints are everywhere). So know that this dvd is from an excellent print, with the sound much clearer, (though still not great) and the picture 10 times better than I have seen. So if you are wondering if this dvd is worth getting even if only to replace your inaudible old VHS copy, then let me assure you Arden has never looked better, nor Elisabeth Bergner's shrill voice more effortlessly deciphered. I would not change it.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars DVD is a big improvement, July 7, 2001
By Carvet "carvet" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: As You Like it (DVD)
I have always enjoyed this movie even though the VHS version has very poor sound and picture quality. The DVD is much improved in both areas and is worth the additional investment (don't expect digital quality though). I love Olivier (young and handsome here) and considered him the star of this film, but the DVD keep box has about three "pages" of film history that set me straight. It explains that at the time this film was produced Elizabeth Bergener was the big star and Laurence Olivier a struggling young hopeful. Bergener insisted on him as Orlando. Her husband was the director of this and many other of her films. Also, I found her voice shrill, but hear it a bit differently now that I know that English is not her first language (she came to England as a fleeing Germany where she was already an international star). Fascinating stuff, a great film and good DVD quality.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Try the 1978 version with Helen Mirren, August 15, 2001
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This review is from: As You Like it (DVD)
This is not a bad play, but it feels tight. I wanted to see it to compare with the 1978 version with Helen Mirren (just about impossible to find - try Ambrose Video and sit down for the price). The setting is forcefully lush, but feels plastic. My general view is that Shakespeare needs to be "slowed down", performance-wise and most old movies (40-50 years) seem rushed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars This is the version of AS YOU LIKE IT to own
I had recently purchased the Alpha Video version of this 1937 classic and
when I viewed it I just died. Beat up, cut up, scratched up copy of this timeless classic. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Donald Edwards

2.0 out of 5 stars Sir Laurence Olivier's first film
Elisabeth Bergner as Rosalind gets top billing in this 1936 B&W film. I love William Shakespeare. His mastery of language and plot is always (so far) a joy. Read more
Published on April 11, 2006 by Curtis W. Loveall

3.0 out of 5 stars A Knowing Orlando Courts a Deranged Rosalind
A charming, if prudish, version of "As You Like It". In this adaptation, Celia is taller than Rosalind (abiding by Le Beau's lines in I, ii of the First Folio and disregarding... Read more
Published on January 30, 2005 by R. L. Kaplan

4.0 out of 5 stars Old-fashioned, but fun
This version of "As You Like It" has not aged well. The modern approach to Shakespeare, with more natural dialog and realistic costuming, has left the tight-wearing... Read more
Published on June 4, 2002 by Zack Davisson

4.0 out of 5 stars A great bargain video!
Excellent picture & sound quality on this EP speed tape mastered from a Blackhawk Films 16mm filmprint. Oliver is great in this film. You will love it!
Published on October 23, 2000 by Robert M. Bratcher Jr.

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