Lance Parker
En 1979, un camión de transporte va por una autopista del sur de California, en plena tormenta, con una carga para el zoo de San Diego: una mortal especie de serpiente oriental. El conductor pierde el control y choca contra un árbol, siendo asesinado por la peligrosa criatura que se aleja por el bosque. Veinte años después, la progenie de la serpiente sembrará el terror en el pequeño pueblo californiano de San Vicente... (FILMAFFINITY)
Colonel Frank
Most opera houses ring in the New Year with Johann Strauss Jr.'s most popular operetta--the festiveness of which is appropriate for the occasion--and this December 31, 1983, Covent Garden performance follows suit. An exceptional cast--led by Hermann Prey and Kiri Te Kanawa as the couple whose marriage survives the comic indiscretions of three long acts--obviously has as much fun as the audience. Plácido Domingo leads the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House through its paces with panache. Prince Orlofsky's Act II party is always a splendid opportunity to pull out all the stops with surprise "guests," and this performance makes the most of its chance: entering the proceedings to sing one of his tailor-made chansons, "She," is French crooner Charles Aznavour, who is followed by dancers Merle Park and Wayne Eagling, their delightful pas de deux flashily choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton.
John Claggart
A version of Benjamin Britten's opera based on the Melville story. Will the virtuous young sailor Billy Budd be hanged for murder?
