| Orpheus Descending | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Written by | Tennessee Williams Peter Hall |
| Directed by | Peter Hall |
| Starring | Vanessa Redgrave Kevin Anderson Brad Sullivan |
| Music by | Stephen Edwards |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Gladys Nederlander |
| Producers | George Manasse Stuart Goodman Elizabeth Ireland McCann |
| Production location | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Cinematography | Mike Flash |
| Editor | Edward Marnier |
| Running time | 117 min |
| Original release | |
| Release | September 24, 1990 (1990-09-24) |
Orpheus Descending is a 1990 Americantelevision film starringVanessa Redgrave and directed byPeter Hall. It is an adaptation ofTennessee Williams'play of the same name. Hall had directed Redgrave in an acclaimed[1][2]Broadway production of the play a year earlier.[3] The stage actors such as Redgrave,Kevin Anderson andBrad Sullivan reprised their roles for the film.
Lady Torrance (Redgrave) is introduced as a disillusioned character; herSicilian father was murdered by theKu Klux Klan and she's been trapped in a miserable marriage for 20 years. Her tyrannical and bigoted husband is struck down bycancer. Then Lady Torrance meets the orpheuse, a young man named Val Xavier (Kevin Anderson), anElvis Presley-inspired drifter. A romantic entanglement ensues as Lady Torrance puts behind the misery of marriage behind her and tries to find passion and happiness with Val.[1]