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The Judi Dench collection, BBC Worldwide Ltd. ; British Broadcasting Corporation ; 2 Entertain Video Limited

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The Judi Dench collection

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BBC Worldwide Ltd. ; British Broadcasting Corporation ; 2 Entertain Video Limited

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The cherry orchard: Madame Ranevskaya returns to her decaying estate in pre-Revolutionary Russia after an exile in Paris. The estate and its beloved cherry orchard are threatened by Ranevskaya's financial problems, and no one seems able to do anything about itTalking to a stranger: A grown-up brother and sister go home to visit their elderly parents, but a series of emotional developments lead to shocking resolutions. Consists of four episodes, telling the same events from each major character's point of viewKeep an eye on Amélie: A coquette agrees to marry a confirmed bachelor so he can inherit a million francsMake and break: A successful manufacturer, driven by the compulsion to use and consume everything around him, is forced to turn his eyes upon himself during one climactic night at a trade fair in GermanyAbsolute hell: Dench stars as Christine, the proprietor of a bohemian nightclub in post-World War II LondonGhosts: Dench stars as Mrs. Alving, whose respected late husband led a dark, secret lifeCan you hear me thinking?: Parents lives are shattered when their teenage son develops schizophreniaGoing gently: Dench stars as a hospice nurse to two adversarial patients

Disc 1: The cherry orchard (ca. 130 min.) -- Disc 2: Talking to a stranger: pt. 1: Anytime you're ready, I'll sparkle ; pt. 2: No skill or special knowledge required (total disc time ca. 180 min.) -- Disc 3: Talking to a stranger: pt. 3: Gladly, my cross-eyed bear ; pt. 4: The innocent must suffer (total disc time ca. 180 min.) -- Disc 4: Keep an eye on Amélie ; Make and break (total disc time ca. 188 min.) -- Disc 5: Absolute hell (ca. 120 min.) -- Disc 6: The cherry orchard / directed by Richard Eyre (ca. 128 min.) -- Disc 7: Ghosts (ca. 103 min.) -- Disc 8: Can you hear me thinking? ; Going gently (total disc time ca. 157 min.)

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