Advantages: Great acting and superb production Disadvantages: Might need a few watches to fully understand it in its full genuis
...'''Plot Overview'''
Death of a Salesman is a tragedy of Willy Loman, an everyman's character. The play is mainly concerned with the fulfillment of the American Dream, but it also shows the nuances of familial relationships and commercilalism. Willy is a failed salesman, who forces his aspirations and dreams onto his two sons, Biff and Happy. Biff had a promising future but soon has an epiphany and refuses to partakein the American dream, and chooses ... ...father's annoyance. His brother Happy is the assistant to one of the assistant buyers, but sees himself as a great success. Miller concentrates on how the characters lie to themselves about who and what they are, and this is ultimatly the downfall of the central characters. *
Perhaps the highlight of this versions Dustin Hoffman's performance, animated and brilliant, which brought him the 1985 Emmy Award for Outstanding lead actor in a TV movie ...
arsenalskydivers 22.12.2008 (22.01.2009)
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Music / Performing Arts - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: Roger Rees, David Threlfall, John Woodvine, Alun Armstrong, Bob Peck
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