"Karaoke" (1996) (mini)TV mini-series

Regisseur:

Renny Rye

Drehbuchautor:

Dennis Potter (writer)

Premierendatum:

2. Juni 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Daniel Feeld is a screenwriter with pains in his gut and a new screenplay called "Karaoke", about a...

Plot Keywords:

Karaoke

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Breathtaking

Besetzung

Albert Finney	...	Daniel Feeld
Richard E. Grant	...	Nick Balmer
Julie Christie	...	Lady Ruth Balmer
Alison Steadman	...	Mrs.Haynes
Hywel Bennett	...	Arthur 'Pig' Mallion
Anna Chancellor	...	Anna Griffiths
Roy Hudd	...	Ben Baglin
Saffron Burrows	...	Sandra Sollars
Ian McDiarmid	...	Oliver Morse
Keeley Hawes	...	Linda Langer
Liz Smith	...	Mrs.Baglin
Ralph Brown	...	Peter Beasley
Simon Donald	...	Ian
Neil Stuke	...	Peter (Movie)
Steven Mackintosh	...	Waiter (Movie)
Natascha McElhone	...	Angie (Third Hostess)
Matthew Scurfield	...	Impatient Patient
Stephen Boxer	...	Consultant
Kate O'Toole	...	Staff Nurse
Clive Mendus	...	Sean
Tom Fisher	...	Dean
Matthew Cottle	...	Hospital Doctor
Paul Raffield	...	Driver
Niven Boyd	...	Businessman
Fay Ripley	...	Club Barmaid
Beth Goddard	...	Woman on Phone
Grant Russell	...	Dr.Nigel Barker
Ewan McGregor	...	Young Man
Charley Boorman	...	1st Yuppie Drinker
Giles Taylor	...	2nd Yuppie Drinker
Christopher Glover	...	Brasserie Waiter
Viviana Verveen	...	Nurse
Cathy Murphy	...	Nurse
Jody Saron	...	1st Hostess
Katy Carmichael	...	2nd Hostess
Yoshinori Yamamoto	...	1st Japanese Man
Takahashi Sudo	...	2nd Japanese Man
Togo Igawa	...	Japanese Man
David Norman	...	1st Porter
Stuart Howson	...	2nd Porter
Eddy Lemare	...	Arab Son
Arthur Whybrow	...	Clive
Arturo Venegas	...	Luigi
Miranda Pleasence	...	Waitress (Movie)
Zoot Money	...	'Pig' Mallion (Movie) (as G.B. Zoot Money)
Robert Putt	...	Cabbie
Carol Starks	...	Hospital Receptionist
Persis	...	Old Arab Woman
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Tony Bluto	...	Second Businessman
Siobhan Flynn	...	Secretary
Sam Halpenny	...	First Occupant
Martin Malone	...	Second Occupant

Regie
Renny Rye

Buch (In alphabetischer Reihenfolge)
Dennis Potter		writer

Produktion
Peter Ansorge	....	executive producer
Alison Barnett	....	associate producer
Kenith Trodd	....	producer
Michael Wearing	....	executive producer
Michael Wearing	....	producer: BBC
Rosemarie Whitman	....	producer

Originalmusik
Christopher Gunning

Kamera
Ashley Rowe

Schnitt
Clare Douglas

Casting
Mary Selway
Sarah Trevis

Szenenbild
Gary Williamson

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Sarah Jane Cornish
Paul Cross

Kostüme
Janty Yates

Maske/Frisuren
Alan Boyle	....	makeup artist: Albert Finney
Elaine Davis	....	makeup artist
Carmel Jackson	....	makeup artist
Dorka Nieradzik	....	hair designer
Dorka Nieradzik	....	makeup designer

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Shelley Powell	....	post-production supervisor

Regieassistenten
Adam Goodman	....	second assistant director
Sallie Anne Hard	....	third assistant director
Nick Heckstall-Smith	....	first assistant director
Jo Marshall	....	third assistant director

Ausstattung (Stab)
John Bohan	....	construction coordinator
Judy Farr	....	set dresser
Sarah Hauldren	....	assistant art director
Robin Heinson	....	painter
Chas Johnson	....	property master
Dave Morris	....	property buyer

Ton Stab
Mark Auguste	....	sound editor
Simon Firsht	....	sound maintenance
Dominic Lester	....	dubbing mixer
John Midgley	....	sound recordist
Robin O'Donoghue	....	dubbing mixer
Clive Osborne	....	boom operator

Visual Effects
Stuart Brisdon	....	visual special effects

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Catherine Brandish	....	clapper loader
Ian Clark	....	focus puller
Kevin Higgins	....	grip
Kevin Rudge	....	clapper loader
Andrew Taylor	....	gaffer
John Whickman	....	best boy

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Amanda Trewin	....	costume assistant
Marion Weise	....	costume supervisor

Schnitt (Stab)
Wendy Edgar-Jones	....	assistant editor
Mark Lane	....	assistant editor

Restlicher Stab
Lindy Davies	....	performance consultant
Sam Donovan	....	script supervisor
Lisa Gravelle	....	location manager
Sarah Hammond	....	assistant to producers
Alexandra Harris	....	assistant to producer
Vivien Jordan	....	production coordinator
Sandra Nixon	....	production accountant
Jane Soans	....	location manager
Jo Thomas	....	assistant to producers
Mariam Vossough	....	production assistant

Produktionsfirmen

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Channel 4 Television Corporation
• Whistling Gypsy Production

Verleihfirmen

• Bravo Cable

Länge:

50 Min (4 episodes)

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Drehorte:

London, England, UK

Firma:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Dies und das:

In Episode 1, Daniel makes a call from a phone booth where someone has written "Reality Sucks" on the glass, and someone else has crossed out "Sucks" and written "or Nothing" below it. In the followup miniseries ("Cold Lazarus"), "Reality or Nothing" is the name of a group of anti-media terrorists.

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Breathtaking

Quite simply, this is a stunning example of how good writing for television can be. Or writing, period, for that matter. It doesn't hurt that the cast, led by the indomitable Albert Finney, give uniformly great performances, but as with all of Dennis Potter's work, it's the virtuosity of the writing that reels you in, making you laugh hysterically in between (or sometimes during) scenes of unbelieveable sadness or poignancy. He was a true gem. I taped this miniseries when it was on Bravo five or six years ago and just watched it again for only the second time, and once again, it took my breath away. Viva Potter!