Perfect Lives (1984)

02/16/1984 (GB) • 2h 55m

TV Movie, Music

An opera for television

Overview

Set in the American Midwest, Perfect Lives is “about” bank robbery, cocktail lounges, geriatric love, adolescent elopement, the changing of the light at sundown, et al. One of the definitive text-sound compositions of the late 20th century, it has been called "the most influential music/theater/literary work of the 1980s".

Top Billed Cast

Robert Ashley

"R" Narrator

“Blue” Gene Tyranny

Buddy "The World’s Greatest Piano Player"

David Van Tieghem

"D" The Captain of The Football Team / Chorus


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

pop art

conceptual art

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