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Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
by Sony Pictures
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DVD
Sony
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Adam Zuckerman
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Actors: Will Chase, Shaun Earl, Eden Espinosa, Renee Goldsberry, Andrea Goss
Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic. RENT is Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical, one of the longest running shows on Broadway.
For passionate fans of Rent--the popular Broadway rock musical that updated La Boheme with electric guitars, steel drums, strippers, and drag queens--Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway is a must-have.Written and composed by Jonathan Larson (who died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm just before the show premiered), Rent follows an absurdly clean-cut gaggle of hipster artists who, after having been squatting in a run-down building for a year, are now being told they have to pay that rent by the building's owner, a former friend. At least, that's the plot point that launches everything; really, the musical is about modern romance, grappling with AIDS, and celebrating the creative spirit. This film documents the last performance of the Broadway production, which ran for 12 years. Though the aggressive camera moves and sometimes frenetic editing seem intended to make the film feel less stagebound, this Rent first and foremost captures the stage experience. The production's raw set and self-conscious theatricality (which highfalutin' theater folk might call "Brechtian") creates genuine show-biz razzle-dazzle and helps distract from some of the cliches in the musical itself. There are no famous faces (the closest is Tracie Thoms, who played the same role, the lesbian lover of a performance artist, in the movie version), but the cast is solid and exuberant, throwing themselves wholeheartedly into the show's unapologetically sincere paeans to life and love. --Bret Fetzer
Stills from Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (Click for larger image)
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| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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I never got the video...so it is hard to review, and I sent an email to the distributor and they did nothing. they have my money.
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| two versions; one compelling story |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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I saw the movie first, but was intrigued by question of how it could be done on stage. This video answered the question.
Which version do I prefer? It's a strained comparison. Some things just worked better on stage.
-- Bart
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| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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amazing performance and amazingly filmed
for those who were there once: it sure brings back the goosebumbs
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| Thank You Jonathan Larson! |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I was never lucky enough to be able to see Rent on Broadway so when I heard they were filming the very last Broadway performance and then releasing it, I jumped at the opportunity to purchase it. I was hoping it would basically just be good in quality and that there would be some good close-ups. I got more than I wished for!! Not only is the quality EXCELLENT, but there is a featurette which basically documents the last week of the show on Broadway and has interviews with the cast. It was very moving; I could feel myself starting to tear up when they talked about Jonathan Larson. I loved that some members of the original cast came out at the end and performed "Seasons of Love" with the rest of the cast. I felt like I was there!
If you're a Rent fan, this is definitely something that you would love. Even my mom, who said she only liked the movie (she had never seen the stage version) LOVED this performance.
Thank you, Jonathan Larson for creating such an incredible show that will always live on in our hearts.
Viva la vie boheme!
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| A Real Treat |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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I have been a huge fan of Rent since the first moment I heard the Broadway recording over ten years ago. Unfortunately, I have always missed the traveling company...it seems to come to my city shortly after I move elsewhere! I was so excited when the film version came out, but it was less than satisfying for me. There were certain parts that I missed and felt needed to be in the film (Roger and Mark arguing before he leaves for Santa Fe; Mimi telling Roger goodbye...how do you leave that out??!!). I was a little nervous about buying a film of a live stage production because that could easily be poorly done, but I decided that I just had to see it on stage, whether I could be there live or not. It was worth it!
I think the best part about this stage film was that I was able to see Rent as Jonathan Larson intended it--as a stage production. There is something about the stage that makes it better, more pure than it can be on film. I wish I had been able to see it on Broadway, but it didn't work out. In my opinion, this is a great substitute and I will never regret this purchase. No day but today!
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