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Death Of A Salesman

2000, Movie, NR, 175 mins

Death Of A Salesman: Review

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Highly recommended, this is a staged recording of the recent Broadway revival of Brian Dennehy as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman. After years of seeing Arthur Miller’s play in community and college performances, this 1949 classic had become a war-horse; a song we’d heard too many times. But Dennehy’s performance is revolutionary (the show has since closed). He is a giant, a man with a commanding presence and a booming voice; a powerhouse in decline. With Dennehy, Loman’s hopefulness and desire to be “well liked” is more desperate than that of the typical weakling who gets cast. The staging by Robert Falls is also more fast-moving and fluid, and more modern with its spare set and use of off-screen voices, and ad-libbed incidental dialogue. Humor is also found in the dialogue. Uncle Charlie (Howard Witt), usually an almost incidental character, is here a sad comedian. And Ron Eldard as Happy Loman brings a boisterous but tragic air to the role of Willy’s doomed son. This film is straightforward, shot before a live audience. One word of warning: The acting is a little bit larger than what is usual for film: they’re trying to reach the rafters, not playing to a camera. But see it. Wash away the cliches and see this play anew. leave a comment --Meakin Armstrong
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