The Hemingway Play

This is an incredible production and a wonderful play. It's a shame it's not out on video. In it we see the four stages of Ernest Hemingway: the wounded boy back from WWI, the 1920's Paris writer, the middle aged safari hunter and "Papa" Hemingway. They and their entourages meet and mingle in a fascinating look at the writer and the people in his life. It is touching and very adult in the handling of its characters. Basically a stage play on video, the production values and overall casting are very high.

Amazon has a service where they can use video on demand via printing on a DVD-R. I saw this with a few DVDs that are not available here in the US.

I hope they can do this with this play.

Like many of you, I found that this was a profoundly interesting play with many of life's lessons that can be mined.

Combined with first rate acting and a great idea that was well executed, it is a shame this effort does not have wider release.

If I can see again a performance for one last time before I die (many more years down the line I hope) I want to see this again.

I saw "The Hemingway Play" when it first broadcast on TV nearly 30 years ago. The fantasy meeting of five different Ernest Hemingways at five different stages of his life, arguing, discussing, debating their personal views of life and love. The performance was both true to the author's evolving ethos and full of tender insights into his life and life in general. A breathtaking tour de force in assembling the text and fulfilling the character(s).

I remember it as one of the most powerful plays I'd ever experienced and have sought to find it again for several years. It's too good to be forgotten; it is, literally, unforgettable! If there's a VHS or DVD of the TV broadcast out there, I want to find it!

Of all the movies that I want to see again, this movie is the one I want to see the most. The dialogue is first rate and the story is both subtle and moving. It moved me and that was the first time that I wished I had a VCR. It is my fondest hope that this film be re-released.

I am so glad to find others who remember and love this play. I've searched for 20 years for a place to buy it on video or DVD This is one of the best plays ever. My husband and I talk about it often because we go to Key West a lot and always visit the Hemingway house. We've asked the clerks in the gift shop about the play and they say they have never heard of it. I've also searched PBS websites like the History Channel, AETN, Biography channel, etc. I wonder who we could contact to find out if it is available any where? There's not many stories that stay in your heart or mind for twenty years. I've also looked at Best Buy. Does anyone know of any Hemingway historians who might know where to get copies? If you do please post it here. I'm sure all of us would love to get our hands on it.