Perfect Lives

Perfect Lives

1984
2h 55m
7.5

7.5/10

2 votes • View on IMDb

"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".

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
The Kitchen Channel 4 Television
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date February 16, 1984
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt4599232

Cast

Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley

"R" Narrator

“Blue” Gene Tyranny
“Blue” Gene Tyranny

Buddy "The World’s Greatest Piano Player"

Jill Kroesen
Jill Kroesen

Isolde

David Van Tieghem
David Van Tieghem

"D" The Captain of The Football Team / Chorus

Key Crew

John Sanborn
Director
Robert Ashley
Writer