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Starring (in alphabetical order):
Sharon Gless as Jessie Cates
Katherine Helmond as Thelma Cates
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Narrator Dan Stevens ( Downton Abbey) presents an uncanny performance of Mary Shelley's timeless gothic novel, an epic battle between man and monster at its greatest literary pitch. In trying to create life, the young student Victor Frankenstein unleashes forces beyond his control, setting into motion a long and tragic chain of events that brings Victor to the very brink of madness. How he tries to destroy his creation, as it destroys everything Victor loves, is a powerful story of love, friendship, scientific hubris, and horror.
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ARE WE ALWAYS TO BE UNHAPPY?
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 01-28-16
By: Mary Shelley
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The Strange Case
- By: Derek Kolstad, Mitali Jahagirdar, Laurie Kirwan-Ashman, and others
- Narrated by: Vanessa Kirby, David Oyelowo, Sofie Gråbøl, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
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Dr. Jekyll (Vanessa Kirby) is an elite international specialist in energy systems, working closely with her handler Louis (David Oyelowo) in a career that takes her across the globe to politically volatile territories such as Iran and North Korea. But when an arms dealer accuses her of having killed his family, Dr. Jekyll begins to question details of her life, who Louis really is, and whether her strange recurring dream has a greater meaning. She enlists the help of psychologist Sigrun (Sofie Gråbøl), and together they delve into Dr. Jekyll’s darker other side, a brutal assassin named… Hyde.
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Love the Originals !!
- By r2coder on 08-04-24
By: Derek Kolstad, and others
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The Cut
- By: Richard Armitage
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Jacob Dudman
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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Welcome to Barton Mallet, a remote village in the Midlands that has been chosen as the unlikely location for a new feature film from Hollywood producer Max Crow. Teenagers from the local drama group are encouraged to audition for a story about the trials and tribulations of growing up. Benjamin Knot, the CEO of a well-known architecture firm, discovers that his children, Lily and Nathan, have each been offered a role. But Barton Mallet has a deep wound that has never truly healed.
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Hard to get into
- By felicialeash on 09-15-24
By: Richard Armitage
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- Rebecca
- 01-28-13
Sad family drama
Would you consider the audio edition of 'Night Mother (Dramatized) to be better than the print version?
I don't know...I find it distracting to read plays, all the characters and direction, it's far easier to suspend disbelief when the play is being acted for you. My problem with this play is a personal one. My mother committed suicide two months ago and there was nothing in the description to warn me that there was to be a suicide, in exactly the same manner my mother used no less(a gunshot to the head) to be enacted in this play and I was therefore taken aback by the content.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
I would warn people by mentioning in the description of the play the subject matter being discussed. I don't mean in a book-burning censorship kind of way but just to mention the subject matter in the blurb.
Which character – as performed by Sharon Gless and Katherine Helmond – was your favorite?
There are only two characters in this play and they are both very well acted.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me cry. Partly for the reasons I mentioned and partly just because it was a very moving, indeed tragic ending.
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- Chanel
- 12-05-19
Sad 😢 very sad
Very well acted by Gless and Helmann, had me in tears toward the end and at the end. Sad that someone could feel that despondent when there was nothing more serious than epilepsy, but I know that they do. But although sharing it with her mother seemed cruel, leaving her with no answers is worse. My mother's neighbor found her son hanging in the barn, and it devastated her for years because she had no reason. Just imagine if they had a day together what they could have talked out. Great play, but I read it several years ago, but hearing it in a p!at form is better!
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- Matthew
- 02-26-14
Haunting, heartbreaking and incredibly powerful
I’ve seen the destructive influence of unchecked depression, and this short play — in its simplicity and honesty — is so accurately painful.
If there is such a thing as “beautiful tragedy” I don’t think you’ll find anything closer than the dialogue between Jessie and her mama.
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- SMR Long Island
- 10-12-21
3 stars
great story & acting, sound quality wasn't great. actors are great, just couldnt hear it consistently on multiple devices
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- Idarah
- 05-08-14
You WILL Cry!
In my youth, I had a strange list of comfort films that I would turn to both when I was happy or feeling blue. My mom never understood why I gravitated to A Trip to Bountiful, Mrs. Brown, Remains of the Day, and my special favorite ‘night, Mother. I’m sure a part of me likes “sad” things, but I think that even as a youngster, I’ve always been attracted to simplistic beauty that is both deep and meaningful. It’s hard to marry these elements, especially in literature and film, but when I come across them, I have to snatch them up!
I am currently reading a literary thriller wherein the victim was murdered in such a way as to call in to question whether it was self-administered. When perusing the victim’s bedroom, the uncanny order of the closets lead one of the detectives to question whether the victim had “arranged” things in preparation for death, as is common with many people contemplating suicide. I couldn’t help but remember ‘night, Mother, which I had no idea was a play—further yet, that it garnered the Pulitzer Prize in 1983.
A one-act play spanning a few hours, this quite simply is the story of a woman, Jessie, preparing for her death, and her candid, endearing conversation with her mother, who desperately tries to both understand and dissuade her daughter from taking her life. It is such a beautifully written play, and though it’s heavy in scope, I never felt overwhelmed. You find yourself playing the devil’s advocate for both sides, as you’re forced to see how life and its disappointments can snub the life force out of some people who are too “good” for all of the bad out there.
I think the line that just made me lose it was the following, and even reading it now, it just gets to my core!
“…I didn't know! I was here with you all the time. How could I know you were so alone?”
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- pomogirl
- 09-19-12
Excellent, though not loud enough in places
This is a great, short play, and I love Gless and Helmond so much! They bring a very realistic, sometimes funny, and sad quality to this. I'm so glad I purchased it.
Technically, though, it is a problem when they try to simulate an actor being in another room. The sound gets really low and I have to turn it up, and then turn it down when they "come back in the room."
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- Deborah Begel
- 11-13-21
Whoa! Talk about starting at the top!
I just listened to 'Night Mother and I'm overwhelmed with Sharon Gless and Katherine Helmond's performances in this drama that reveals so much about the relationship of this mother and daughter. Exquisite writing. Incredible characters and story; at times both wrenching and joyful. Like life
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- Burley Brent Thomas
- 09-28-16
everytime i can i revisit this sale tale
dreams in about an hour. gets you right in the feels. a daughter tells her mother she's committing suicide. a dark comedy
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- Nancy Kerben
- 05-29-23
Excellent production!
5++++ stars
Riveting and powerful! The performances by Sharon Gless and Katherine Helmond are award-winning. Highly recommend!
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- ck
- 03-18-17
Better if read.
I bet this play would have been more enjoyable if I just read the script instead of spending an hour listening to these two people scream at each other. It got so annoying I was contemplating my own suicide at the end of it.
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