CinemaOSMovie · 1984 · 2h 55m · NR

Perfect Lives

An opera for television

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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".

Directed byJohn Sanborn

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 55m
Language
EN
Released
February 16, 1984
Studios
Channel 4 TelevisionThe Kitchen

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring
Robert Ashley

Robert Ashley

"R" Narrator

“Blue” Gene Tyranny

Buddy "The World’s Greatest Piano Player"

Jill Kroesen

Isolde

David Van Tieghem

"D" The Captain of The Football Team / Chorus

Creative team
Directed by
John Sanborn
John Sanborn
Written by
Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley

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