Bibliograph

Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe, or The peer and the peri, [music by Arthur Sullivan ; words by W.S. Gilbert] ; staged by David Pountney ; directed by Dave Heather ; producer, Judith De Paul ; a George Walker presentation ; a Parsons & Whittemore production ; made by Brent Walker Film Productions ; Goldcrest Films International

Type

Label

Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe, or The peer and the peri, [music by Arthur Sullivan ; words by W.S. Gilbert] ; staged by David Pountney ; directed by Dave Heather ; producer, Judith De Paul ; a George Walker presentation ; a Parsons & Whittemore production ; made by Brent Walker Film Productions ; Goldcrest Films International

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe, or The peer and the peri

Oclc number

51280379

Responsibility statement

[music by Arthur Sullivan ; words by W.S. Gilbert] ; staged by David Pountney ; directed by Dave Heather ; producer, Judith De Paul ; a George Walker presentation ; a Parsons & Whittemore production ; made by Brent Walker Film Productions ; Goldcrest Films International

Runtime

114

Summary

Iolanthe used to be the life and soul of Fairyland but was banished 25 years ago for marrying a mortal. Now, pardoned by the Fairy Queen she returns as a beautiful teenager, but with a 24-year-old son, Strephon, who is half fairy, half mortal. He is in love with Phyllis, a ward of the rather susceptible Lord Chancellor. For a while, these complications wreck havoc with the proceedings of the House of Lords, giving Gilbert a chance to poke fun at that august institution

Table Of Contents

Special features: An introduction to the opera by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. -- "Making of featurette" -- Gilbert & Sullivan profile

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

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