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| Posted by: Jackson 03:29 am EST 01/11/22 | |
| In reply to: 1:40??!! nm - kieran 09:41 pm EST 01/10/22 | |
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| The shortest version of this play was the production starring Jack Lemmon. It clocked in at about 2.5 hours. I believe it was not cut! J |
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| Last Edit: WaymanWong 04:10 pm EST 01/11/22 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 04:09 pm EST 01/11/22 | |
| In reply to: re: 1:40??!! nm - Jackson 03:29 am EST 01/11/22 | |
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| I saw that 1986 revival and hated how Jonathan Miller directed his cast to race through their lines and talk over one another. It totally robbed O'Neill's dialogue of its poetry. To me, ''Long Day's Journey'' is a roundrobin of regrets and recrimations. And part of the play's power is that the family members can't help but say things that hurt and harm one another, again and again. I can believe in judicious edits, but expediency shouldln't be the point. O'Neill didn't call it ''LONG Day's Journey'' for nothing. |
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| re: 1:40??!! nm | |
| Posted by: kieran 12:08 pm EST 01/11/22 | |
| In reply to: re: 1:40??!! nm - Jackson 03:29 am EST 01/11/22 | |
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| As I recall, the actors spoke very quickly! | |
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| re: 1:40??!! nm | |
| Posted by: AC126748 09:23 am EST 01/11/22 | |
| In reply to: re: 1:40??!! nm - Jackson 03:29 am EST 01/11/22 | |
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| The London production with Laurie Metcalf and David Suchet, from 2012, came in at around 2:45 with no cuts. That said, this interpretation will clearly be heavily cut, as evidenced by the fact they've excised an entire character (Cathleen, the housemaid). | |
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| Posted by: twsct 01:26 pm EST 01/11/22 | |
| In reply to: re: 1:40??!! nm - AC126748 09:23 am EST 01/11/22 | |
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| I also saw the excellent 2012 London production. However, I seem to recall they cut the scene where James and Edmund receipt passages from Shakespeare, which reduced the running time to under 3 hours. | |
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