Gulliver's Travels - Gulliver in Lilliput ( Gulliver in Lilliput )

Gulliver's Travels - Gulliver in Lilliput (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Gulliver in Lilliput
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
116 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1982 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Barry Letts

Written By:
Barry Letts
Jonathan Swift

Actors:
Andrew Burt ..... Gulliver
Linda Polan ..... Queen
Jonathan Cecil ..... King Golbasto
Elisabeth Sladen ..... Lady Flimnap
Godfrey James ..... Bolgolam
James Berwick ..... Limtoc
Leon Eagles ..... Balmuff
Neil Fitzwiliam ..... Lalcon
John Crocker ..... Archelder
Annabelle Lanyon ..... Princess Glintchac
Neil Nisbet ..... Prince Lerbar
Andrew McCulloch ..... Sergeant
Richard Clifford ..... Captain
Brian Coburn ..... Soldier
Murray Ewan ..... Royal Tutor

Synopsis:

Gulliver in Lilliput, shot in characteristically weird BBC style, is a delightfully acted and deliberately restrained (but not too restrained) adaptation of Lemuel Gulliver's most mesmerizing travel adventure. The plot will be familiar to anyone awake for a semester of freshman English lit: Ship's surgeon Gulliver goes overboard and washes ashore on the mythical island of Lilliput, where a cast of teensy-weensy kooks--each barely bigger than his baby toe--has tied him down as a security measure. The Lilliputians are a paranoid lot--the wildly narcissistic emperor and his self-congratulatory empress initially take Gulliver for a spy from a neighboring land with which they are warring over the proper way to crack an egg, but thrill-seeking Lelanda helps the man-mountain ingratiate himself to the bickering, bumbling royals. Flattery's the key: flinging around words like 'effulgent' to describe the emperor's eyes scores him full acceptance and a following of compliment-chasers. But his shenanigan is short-lived. When the bottom drops out, Gulliver must beat it, leaving brave Lelanda behind and feeling curiously brokenhearted. The film's special effects aren't spectacular by today's standards, but the sets are inspired and the costumes great to look at. Most important, Swift's circa-1700 sense of humor translates through time and generations. For kids 8 and older, it's a jump on future homework; for those who've already done their reading, it's a light, laugh-along refresher course.

Jonathan Swift's classic satire comes to the screen enhanced by imaginative sets and superb special effects, in this excellent BBC presentation. When ship's surgeon Lemuel Gulliver (Andrew Burt) is marooned on the mythical island of Lilliput, he encounters a society of tiny people whose constant bickering, petty jealousies and everyday concerns match their diminutive size. Yet in order to survive he must take part in their silly court intrigues and inane feuds. His towering height makes him a hero in battle with Lilliput's equally small (and small-minded) neighbors, but when Gulliver offends the Queen he must flee for his life. Published as part of Gulliver's Travels in 1726, this delightful work of wit an fantasy presented her as a deft blend of live action and lively animation, is every bit as entertaining and insightful today s it was centuries ago.

Jonathan Swift's satire about a sailor's strange voyage is the source of this, one of many filmed adaptations of the tale.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 21 October, 2011.

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