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Being There (DVD, 2003)
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Oscar-winning comedy tale of a feeble-minded man who, with the right connections, gains the ear of the U.S. President. His simple-mindedness is mistaken for genius, and he is acclaimed as a worldly-wise philosopher and talked of as a potential presidential candidate.Product Identifiers
EAN7321900009386
eBay Product ID (ePID)3950740
Product Key Features
ActorMelvyn Douglas, Peter Sellers, Richard Basehart, Richard Dysart, Jack Warden, Shirley Maclaine
Film/TV TitleBeing there
DirectorHal Ashby
FormatDVD
Release Year2003
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesTrailer-1. Original Theatrical
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Run Time124 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate12A/12
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ReviewsNew York Times - ...A stately, beautifully acted satire....Sellers never strikes a false note..., Premiere - [Chance] is a cipher both funny and frightening, making utter vacancy look like Zen inscrutability
Additional InformationBEING THERE is based on Jerzy Kosinski's short comic novel about a simpleton, Chance (Peter Sellers), raised in isolation whose only education came from watching TV. When he's forced out of the house where he worked as a gardener by the death of the wealthy recluse who raised him from infancy, he's fortuitously struck by a limousine carrying Eve Rand (Shirley MacLaine), the wife of a wealthy industrialist. He's mistaken, because of his well-tailored suits, for a man of means and taken to dinner with her husband, Ben Rand (Melvyn Douglas). There, as Chauncy Gardner, his blank affect is taken for seriousness and his literal pronouncements about gardening for metaphoric economic predictions. Soon he's meeting the president (Jack Warden) and becoming a star on TV--where he's a natural.<BR>Kosinski was well known to be personally fascinated by the power of television. In BEING THERE, which he adapted for the screen himself, he presents a comic fable about a man whose entire sense of reality came from watching television. Sellers is marvelous as the always-deadpan cipher in whom everyone he meets sees whatever it is they need to see. Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden, and Melvyn Douglas give outstanding performances in this biting satire directed by Hal Ashby.
AwardsBest Actor In A Supporting Role 1980 - Melvyn Douglas
AuthorJerzy Kosinski
Sound sourceDolby Digital Mono
Movie/TV TitleBeing There
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- 15 Apr, 2020
Touching and very funny.
In Peter Sellers final film before his death he plays a simple gardener brought up in isolation in a huge manor house, his only experience of worldly things gained from watching Television. After the death of his master and the sale of the house he is ejected into an uncomfortable alien world.. But the simplicity of his view and his eternal optimism leads him to a much higher position in society.
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- 25 Oct, 2024
Incredible movie
Such an incredible movie, and Sellers is amazing as usual. Repeat watching, it is still great.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Feb, 2020
One of the Greats
We believe this film is one of the greats. Peter Sellers is brilliant. My husband saw the film when it was first released but I had never heard of it. Will definitely watch it again.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Jun, 2020
Timeless gem! Hilarious
Forgotten just how brilliant this film was! Peter Sellers puts in a stellar performance and the whole film had me in stitches. Really, really funny.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Aug, 2024
Great
Excellent. Classic movieVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Aug, 2021
Sometimes just being who we are is enough.
Very intriguing. Thought provoking. Intentionally Slow pace. Excellent acting.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Mar, 2021
Funny and sad all in one movie , very entertaining.
Fab film with Peter sellers at his best.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Mar, 2017
Great film
Classic film, great to watch but have a hanky ready.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Nov, 2020
very good
great fast post etcVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Jun, 2016
Being there !
Staring the fantastic Peter Sellers , the dim was very good , crude at the end . Well worth watching and as for Mr Sellers , wonderfully brilliant actor 😺Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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