Movies: Stage adaptation

  • 1975
    The Philanthropist

    The Philanthropist (1975)

    The Philanthropist

    01975HD

    The original play by Christopher Hampton, was adapted into this made-for-TV movie and it offers witty dialogue in the midst of remarkable conflict among its privileged characters....

    The Philanthropist
  • 1971
    The Typists

    The Typists (1971)

    The Typists

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    Real-life couple Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson star in this 1971 television adaptation of Murray Schisgal's moving play, in which married law student Paul Cunningham takes a job as a typist for an ad agency, where he meets lonely spinster Sylvia. Thro...

    The Typists
  • 1973
    Childhood. Boyhood. Youth

    Childhood. Boyhood. Youth (1973)

    Childhood. Boyhood. Youth

    01973HD

    In this three-part series, Nikolai Irteniev reminisces and reflects on his life; he is eager to find answers to the most important questions of life. "How to be? how to do the right thing? What goals to strive for?" Based on Lev Tolstoy's autobiogra...

    Childhood. Boyhood. Youth
  • 2023
    Mendacity

    Mendacity (2023)

    Mendacity

    02023HD

    The 2020 U.S. election, January 6 insurrection, and transition of power are recast and retold in a radical transformation of Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof....

    Mendacity
  • 1955
    The Thief

    The Thief (1955)

    The Thief

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    The son of a French aristocrat is accused of stealing his father's money and of stealing his step-sister's heart....

    The Thief
  • 2022
    Madly

    Madly (2022)

    Madly

    02022HD

    When Alexandria Smith, a non-binary manic playwright gets nullified due to a social media video they must return home and face their crumbling relationships. A modern LGBTQ adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull” for a new generation....

    Madly
  • 1914
    The Man from Mexico

    The Man from Mexico (1914)

    The Man from Mexico

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    A young man gets arrested after a drunken night. Sentenced to 30 days in jail, he tells his wife he has to go to Mexico for a month....

    The Man from Mexico
  • 1932
    Dreaming Lips

    Dreaming Lips (1932)

    Dreaming Lips

    01932HD

    The young Gaby is happily married to the musician Peter but cannot ignore the impression that his friend Michael, a violin virtuoso, makes on her. Even when Peter falls seriously ill, she cannot forget her love for Michael. Torn between the two men, ...

    Dreaming Lips
  • 1986
    The Sound Of Muzak

    The Sound Of Muzak (1986)

    The Sound Of Muzak

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    Holly Woodlawn stars along with underground personalities of downtown New York in this adaptation of “the sound of music” by the renowned composer Scott Wittman, presented at limelight April 21, 1986....

    The Sound Of Muzak
  • 2023
    Sherlock Holmes et l'Aventure du Diamant Bleu

    Sherlock Holmes et l'Aventure du Diamant Bleu (2023)

    Sherlock Holmes et l'Aventure du Diamant Bleu

    02023HD

    Sherlock and Doctor Watson are back and investigate the curious disappearance of an exceptional diamond in a hotel room. A theater adaptation of one of the 56 short stories featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes....

    Sherlock Holmes et l'Aventure du Diamant Bleu