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Orpheus Descending

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Disenchanted with her unhappy 20-year marriage, Sicilian immigrant Lady Torrance (Vanessa Redgrave) manages a store in the 1940s Deep South while her oppressive and bigoted husband, Jabe (Brad Sullivan), lies bedridden with cancer upstairs. When dashing young transient Val Xavier (Kevin Anderson) shows up at the store, she dives into a passionate liaison with him that not only starts a lurid town-wide scandal but may also prove dangerous for the unconventional lovers.

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Nick Davis Nick's Flick Picks 01/10/2003
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A startlingly brave and bizarre adaptation of one of Williams' most complicated plays. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/15/2017 Uninteresting. Tennessee Williams may have been great for his time, but I find this story vastly overrated See more Read all reviews
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Peter Hall

Director

Vanessa Redgrave

Actor

Kevin Anderson

Actor

Miriam Margolyes

Actor

Brad Sullivan

Jabe Torrance
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Synopsis Disenchanted with her unhappy 20-year marriage, Sicilian immigrant Lady Torrance (Vanessa Redgrave) manages a store in the 1940s Deep South while her oppressive and bigoted husband, Jabe (Brad Sullivan), lies bedridden with cancer upstairs. When dashing young transient Val Xavier (Kevin Anderson) shows up at the store, she dives into a passionate liaison with him that not only starts a lurid town-wide scandal but may also prove dangerous for the unconventional lovers.
Director
Peter Hall
Production Co
Turner Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 7, 2014
Runtime
2h 30m