One of ortons more unusual talents was the ability to sustain such plots all the way to a tight conclusion, and entertaining mr sloane is a splendid example of that. Robson on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Sloane 1970 cast and crew an english landlady beryl reid and her brother harry andrews like their lodger, a young killer called mr. Sloane is the sexually opportunistic, lowermiddleclass young man who comes to the home of kath and her father as a lodger, accidentally kills kemp at the end of act ii, and ends up as an. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads. Loot 1970 movie clip truscott of the yard duration. Entertaining mr sloane was his first play, beginning as an experimental production at the arts theatre club, london, in 1964, when sloane was played by dudley sutton and peter vaughan took the role of ed. Much of the short, sharp shock of joe ortons life is captured in entertaining. This study guide consists of approximately 58 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of entertaining mr. A middleaged sexhungry lady picks up a young man in the local cemetery and brings him home. Entertaining mr sloane is a 1970 british black comedy film directed by douglas hickox.
While this production of sloane is very much a piece of its time mid1960s, as reflected by the. Seeing it was a reminder of how much fun ortons alice in wonderland world can be. One of ortons more unusual talents was the ability to sustain such plots all the way to a tight conclusion, and entertaining mr sloane is. On the 50th anniversary of the playwrights violent death, phoenix theatre ensemble revives joe ortons shocking 1964 dark. Based on the joe orton play of the same name, this film deals with a handsome young stranger named sloane peter mcenery who becomes a lodger at an isolated household in the english countryside. Entertaining mr sloane 1970 trailer rocknrollheart67. It was first produced in london at the new arts theatre on 6 may 1964 and transferred to the west ends wyndhams theatre on 29 june 1964. Based on the joe orton play of the same name, this film deals with a handsome young stranger named sloane peter mcenery who becomes a lodger at an isolated household in the english. Entertaining mr sloane was his first play, beginning as an experimental production at the arts theatre club, london, in 1964, when sloane was played by. Sep 04, 2017 entertaining mr sloane is a dark relationship comedy that is deliberately unacceptable and, at the same time, utterly hilarious. Wandering home she comes across a half naked man lying on a grave. With beryl reid, harry andrews, peter mcenery, alan webb. Sloane is a 1970 black comedy directed by douglas hickox and based on the 1964 play of the same title by joe orton kath is a lonely, middleaged woman living in the london suburbs with her ageing father kemp.
This is my favorite british film comedy of the 70s, based on the stage play by joe orton, a queer. Barbara windsor, john challis, kenneth waller and christopher villiers as sloane. Movie trailer for joe ortons entertaining mr sloane movie trailer for joe ortons entertaining mr sloane skip navigation. Sloane weasels his way into the lives of a middleaged brother and sister, while trying to disguise the truth about his unpleasant past. There is a particular prop set up in joe ortons entertaining mr. Entertaining mr sloane is a dark relationship comedy that is deliberately unacceptable and, at the same time, utterly hilarious. Mr sloane is a young man looking for a place to board, who happens by the home of kath, a middle.
Orton complete plays entertaining mr sloane loot what the butler ruffian. Sloane s just desserts are not what one would expect. George music p 1970, mono other versions 5 of 5 view all. The film of entertaining mr sloane gets the style and tone right but the rhythms are sometimes a little off. One of the characters brings it out just before the darkest elements of the story begin to reveal themselves. Entertaining mr sloane is a hilarious and deliciously black comedy, based on joe ortons sharp, witty and controversial play of the same name. Sloanes just desserts are not what one would expect. Sloane that vividly distills both the essence of the play and the essential spirit of the playwright. Sloane by joe orton tells the story of a teen boy who takes up lodgings with the sex starved kath and her elderly father after a chance meeting at the library.
The balance of power shifts around between the three as the farce develops. Il unita e pieno in svizzera il 7 settembre 1969 da redline technology per suo tipo lance, tossito a luogo film individuale di 66. However, as sloane s murky past and psychopathic nature are revealed, the balance of power starts to shift. Although the details of its plot may at times seem stark and horrifying, the play itself is blackly. Sloane, an ambiguously sexually attractive young man, comes in search of lodgings, is seduced by the landlady, and desired by her homosexual brother. Entertaining mr sloane 1970 peter mcenery, beryl reid, date. Joe ortons entertaining mr sloane 50th anniversary kenneth. Entertaining mr sloane is probably ortons most censorbaiting play, dealing with such issues as homosexuality, nymphomania, sadism, and murder. Kath beryl reid is watching a funeral in notably inappropriate dress whilst devouring a lollipop.
Sloane, maxwell caulfield plays a most unusual character. Entertaining mr sloane arts theatre, london rating. Ed and sloane bond over mutual interests the navy, the gym, sports, bodybuilding. Entertaining mr sloane is a play by the english playwright joe orton.
Oct 09, 20 movie trailer for joe ortons entertaining mr sloane skip navigation sign in. This was the second adaptation of the play, the first having been developed for british television and broadcast by itv on 15 july 1968. Ed offers to make sloane his chauffeur, complete with leather uniform, and warns him against kath. Entertaining mr sloane is a 1970s black comedy directed by douglas hickox. The screenplay by clive exton is based on the 1964 play of the same. May 09, 2017 mat baguth as sloane in entertaining mr. When she meets the attractive sloane peter mcenery sunbathing on a tombstone in the cemetery near her home, she invited him to.
Sloanthe first radio production of joe ortons notoriously successful play first staged in 1964. Despite its success in performance, and being hailed by sir terence rattigan as the best first play hed seen in thirty odd years, it was not until the london production of loot in 1966 less than a year before joe ortons untimely death that theatre audiences and critics began to more fully appreciate the originality. Sloane, a handsome, sexy and completely amoral young man, joins kaths household as a lodger and proceeds to manipulate her and her brother, ed. Movie trailer for joe ortons entertaining mr sloane skip navigation sign in. Despite the age difference, sloane coyly plays along with her flirtations for his own benefit. Entertaining mr sloane is a threeact play written in 1963 by the english playwright joe orton. Actor kenneth cranham discusses his experience of playing sloane in the 1975 version of joe ortons entertaining mr sloane, the play also. Joe ortons, first play, entertaining mr sloane and its themes of oedipal conflict, bisexuality and violence caused outrage when it premiered in londons west end in 1964. India, indonesia, italy, japan, korea, republic of, kuwait, lebanon, malaysia. Kaths livein father, hard of hearing and slowing in memory, recognises sloane from the past and identifies him as the murderer of his old boss. Ed tells kath that he will be paying for sloane s board and lodging. Her brother, equally sexhungry, is also interested in him. Its ortons premature death that limits any assessment of his work to revivals, without the chance to consider plays like entertaining mr. Sloane was joe ortons first fulllength play and it initiated a meteoric, threeyear career that established him as one of the most significant writers of stage farce m the twentieth century this exalted stature is now supported largely by two additional fulllength playsloot 1965, and what the butler saw produced posthumously in 1969and to a lesser extent by.
Sloane, it serves the practical purpose of advancing the action several months. Sloane is a 1970 black comedy directed by douglas hickox and based on the 1964 play of the same title by joe orton kath beryl reid is a lonely, middleaged woman living in the london suburbs with her ageing father kemp alan webb. Baldwin, he is indeed old enough to be a more suitable ed than sloane. Sloane was joe ortons first fulllength play and it initiated a meteoric, threeyear career that established him as one of the most significant writers of stage farce m the twentieth century this exalted stature is now supported largely by two additional fulllength playsloot 1965, and what the butler saw produced posthumously in 1969and. Discussion of themes and motifs in joe ortons entertaining mr. Having the house in the middle of a cemetery instead of a garbage dump i think is a mistake because it takes away a point orton wanted to make with his dialogue. James maxwell as ed, and english singer and actor adam ant as. Sloane, a handsome, sexy and completely amoral young man, joins. The screenplay by clive exton is based on the 1964 play of the same title by joe orton.
An english landlady beryl reid and her brother harry andrews like their lodger, a young killer called mr. Aug 27, 2017 entertaining mr sloane is a hilarious and deliciously black comedy, based on joe ortons sharp, witty and controversial play of the same name. Sloane by eagle 6 productions on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Recently there was a revival here of loot which was ortons first success. Sloane is a 1970 black comedy directed by douglas hickox and based on the 1964 play of the same title by joe orton. Georgie fame somebody stole my thunder entertaining mr. The screenplay by clive exton is based on the 1964 play of the same title. Middleaged kath, dressing far younger than her years, lives in a gothic building next to a graveyard, with her father, kemp the dadda. A guide to entertaining mr sloane, the 1970 film about an amoral man.
Sloane in the light of more mature work reflecting the post sixties social changes. Entertaining mr sloane 1970 peter mcenery, beryl reid. Watch entertaining mr sloane full movies 1970 online stream download in hd bluray highquality english subtitle. Alec baldwin returns to the new york stage in 2006 for the roundabout theatre companys upcoming offbroadway production of joe ortons entertaining mr.
With a cast of four beryl reid and harry andrews as kath and ed, the twisted siblings, peter mcenery as mr sloane, and alan webb as da da this play almost survives intact, and is very well played. If john osborne was the original angry young man of british theatre in the 1950s, then joe orton was probably the naughty young man of the 1960s. Published fifty years after the premiere of entertaining mr sloane in 1964, and with a new introduction, this anniversary edition offers an opportunity to reappraise joe ortons reputation, and the status of his first major play, from a twentyfirst century perspective. When ed has gone, kath puts on a negligee and invites sloane into the lounge.
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