Under Milk Wood

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Under Milk Wood

PG

1971

1h 30m

Comedy

Drama

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Along the Welsh coast lies a village called Llareggub -- or "bugger all" backwards -- which is peopled with eccentrics like Captain Cat (Peter O'Toole), a seafaring man who is losing his sight; the sexy Rosie Probert (Elizabeth Taylor) ; and Mr. Waldo, a jack-of-all-trades who is full of regret. Adapted from Dylan Thomas' 1954 radio play, this drama welcomes audiences into secret dreams of these curious residents over the course of a typical day in this atypical town.

Pauline Kael

New Yorker

[Under Milk Wood] was already complete in its original form, as a radio play -- a play for voices. Though the movie doesn’t really add to it, I enjoyed sitting back and listening.

Sep 29, 2023

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Judith Crist

New York Magazine/Vulture

The winning film of the moment is Under Milk Wood, Andrew Sinclair's beautiful screen adaptation of the Dylan Thomas play, a triumph of visualization of the verbal visions and vignettes the poet created.

Jun 12, 2020

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Jay Cocks

TIME Magazine

The images that Director Andrew Sinclair has added to his film adaptation do not complement Thomas' language; they detract from it.

Mar 23, 2011

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Intended solely for the fans of Thomas and for those of intelligent character studies.

May 26, 2011

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Film4

Unwise physical materialisation of a play for voices.

Mar 23, 2011

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TV Guide

All things considered, this is a fairly good adaptation of an impossible play to adapt.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 23, 2011

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Audience Member

Not my cup of tea! Mutta kyllä Burtonille aina vähintään yksi tähti pitää antaa.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

Simply a stunning adaptation that faithfully complements Thomas' play for many voices. It has a strong framework for his images & sounds to unfold as Sinclair takes all his cues from the play. It's a feast for both eyes and ears and never fails to entertain any audience I screen it for.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Beautiful settings and a game cast are about the only things this has going for it. The kind of film that killed Liz and Dick's careers in the late 60's-early 70's.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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not a film for everyone but the more you think on it, the more it's clear there's something brilliant going on here and that dylan's radio play CAN be adapted to film with success.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Dylan Thomas' words are evocative and clever, but Andrew Sinclair's images are frequently garish and silly, making "Under Milk Wood" a mostly unsuccessful experiment.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

It is an ensemble piece for the most part, so don't expect an abundance of screen time from the three leads. As much as I hate to say it (with a cast like this) this one's not really about the acting...It's more about the writing of Dylan Thomas and the quirky beauty of the Welsh seaside, brought to life here with his words and some wonderful imagery. Not suitable for everyone's tastes I'll admit, but if you enjoy clever writing (and can understand sometimes thick Welsh accents) you are in for a treat.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Synopsis

Along the Welsh coast lies a village called Llareggub -- or "bugger all" backwards -- which is peopled with eccentrics like Captain Cat (Peter O'Toole), a seafaring man who is losing his sight; the sexy Rosie Probert (Elizabeth Taylor) ; and Mr. Waldo, a jack-of-all-trades who is full of regret. Adapted from Dylan Thomas' 1954 radio play, this drama welcomes audiences into secret dreams of these curious residents over the course of a typical day in this atypical town.

Director: Andrew Sinclair
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Aug 9, 2005
Runtime: 1h 30m