Evensong (film)

Evensong
Directed by Victor Saville
Written by Dorothy Farnum
Based on play Evensong by Edward Knoblock and Beverley Nichols
novel by Beverley Nichol
Starring Evelyn Laye
Music by Hubert Bath (uncredited)
Cinematography Mutz Greenbaum
Production
company
Distributed by Gaumont British
Release dates
 September 1934 (London) (UK)
Running time
 87 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Evensong is a 1934 British musical film directed by Victor Saville and starring Evelyn Laye, Fritz Kortner and Emlyn Williams.[1] It is loosely based on the story of the singer Nellie Melba. It was also the first film of Alec Guinness, who appears as an uncredited extra. [2]

Cast

Critical reception

The New York Times found the film "politely dull in its reverent examination of a songbird's career. But in its sober way it emerges as a superior musical entertainment...Victor Saville tells the story with tenderness, intelligence and skill and his method is technically invigorating in one lengthy sequence which he develops through the use of musical pantomime" ;[3] while Allmovie noted "Evelyn Laye made only a handful of film appearances, of which Evensong was arguably her finest" ;[4] and Time Out found it "a touch more sophisticated than the usual run of homegrown '30s musicals, genre specialist Saville's film benefits no end from the commanding and courageous central performance." [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Evensong". BFI.
  2. ↑ "Evensong". TVGuide.com.
  3. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B06E5D91F3DE33ABC4F52DFB767838F629EDE
  4. ↑ "Evensong (1934) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  5. ↑ "Evensong". Time Out London.

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