Lachen. Weinen. Politik ...
WILLKOMMEN BEI DEN KEATONS.
Die liebevollen Eltern Steven (Michael Gross) und Elyse Keaton (Meredith Baxter Birney) erziehen ihre Kinder offenherzig und aufgeschlossen.
Aufgewachsen in den sechziger Jahren, vertreten Mom und Dad einen liberalen Standpunkt und führen ihre Familie nach den Idealen und Überzeugungen der Flower-Power-Generation. Ihr Nachwuchs sieht das alles ein bisschen anders.
Der älteste Sohn ...
Familienbande hat die typische Dynamik einer SitCom völlig auf den Kopf gestellt.
Anstatt sich wie üblich mit dem Kampf konservativer Eltern mit ihren rebellischen Kindern zu beschäftigen, geht es in dieser Serie um den Generationskonflikt zwischen Hippie-Eltern und ihren spießigen Kindern. Die zweite Season beleuchtet den kulturellen Unterschied zwischen Steven
(Michael Gross) und Elyse Keaton (Meredith Baxter Birney) sowie ihren drei Kind...
Genre: Comedy Characters: 9 males, 5 females Scenery: Various sets Alan Bennett draws from his memoirs to offer a dramatized account of the genteel vagrant, Miss Shepard, who parked her van in his driveway for fifteen years. Maggie Smith starred in London's West End. "A wonderfully bittersweet comic diary of the years in which a lethally dotty and very smelly old bat parked her unroadworthy vehicle in Bennett's Camden garden, thereby providing...
I lettori italiani sanno fare i loro conti, e conoscono bene la quantità di risate che Alan Bennett riesce a scatenare quando maneggia uno spunto anche elementare (la sgradita visita di topi d'appartamento, ad esempio), o ritrae personaggi familiari in situazioni incongrue (un'anziana regnante cui capita in mano, per la prima volta o quasi, un libro). Per calcolare quanto rideranno qui, basterà dunque fare la somma fra un compito apparentement...
Bij toeval ontdekt de Engelse koningin een bibliobus die geparkeerd staat bij de keuken van Windsor Castle. Ze voelt zich verplicht een boek te lenen, en hoewel ze van plan is het de week erna ongelezen terug te brengen, begint ze te lezen. En ze zal niet meer ophouden: het leesvirus heeft zich van haar meester gemaakt. De koningin maakt kennis met de literatuur en vindt in haar eigen bibliotheek werken van de belangrijkste Britse schrijvers, ...
The screenplay edition of the major motion picture adaptation, starring Maggie Smith, of Alan Bennett's acclaimed story "The Lady in the Van." This edition features an introduction by director Nicholas Hytner (Miss Saigon, The History Boys), and a new preface and film diary by the author.From acclaimed author and playwright Alan Bennett, whose smash hit The History Boys won a Tony Award for Best Play, comes the screenplay of The Lady in the Va...
Now a major motion picture starring Maggie Smith, Alan Bennett's famous and heartwarming story "The Lady in the Van, " and more of Bennett's classic short-form workAlan Bennett has long been one of the world's most revered humorists. From his acclaimed story collection Smut to his hilarious and sharply observed The Uncommon Reader, Bennett has consistently remained one of literature's most acute observers of Britain and life's many absurdities...
Drawing on the first systematic study of cultural capital in contemporary Britain, Culture, Class, Distinction examines the role played by culture in the relationships between class, gender and ethnicity. Its findings promise a major revaluation of the legacy of Pierre Bourdieu's account of the relationships between class and culture.
The antics at the Wicksteed home are a satirical merry-go-round. Family, friends and the sexual satisfaction of the "corpus" (body) are the ruling passions in this farcical comedy of ill-manners. Through a dance of mistaken identities and carnal encounters, one motto holds fast: "He whose lust lasts, lasts longest."A parade of wit." - The New York Times"A marvelous freaky farce...rowdy and ribald." - NBC
This ingenious adaptation of the classic children's novel created a sensation at the National Theatre of Great Britain. Here are Badger, Rat, Mole and Toad of Toad Hall in the familiar tale with a contemporary slant. Script and songbook sold separately.
Maggie Smith stars in this BBC radio adaptation of Alan Bennett's highly acclaimed autobiographical stage playAn eccentric old lady moves into a quiet street in Camden Town. There she remains, installed in her van in glorious self-sufficiency, until the council instructs her to move on. Then a kind homeowner invites her to move her van into his garden - where she stays for the next fifteen years. This is the fascinating story of the genteel va...
The complete audio collection of Alan Bennett's celebrated monologues, published together for the first time and performed by some of Britain's best actorsThe Talking Heads monologues are widely regarded as one of Alan Bennett's finest dramatic achievements. First broadcast on BBC TV and BBC Radio 4 in the 1980s and 1990s, they won a host of awards and huge popular acclaim, and remain among his most admired works today.This collection includes...
Full of fun and energy, this rhythmic, rhyming story by bright star Ellie Sandall stars some mischievous lemurs. It's time to wake up! Come down from the tree. Follow me, follow me, follow me! Follow the lemurs on their adventure through the jungle - what happens when they meet a snappy crocodile?