The Canterville Ghost. CD

Unabridged Running Time Approx: 1:16 Hour In the ironic, humorous ghost story the time-honoured ghost of Canterville Castle and the modern, enlightened American ambassador family Otis meet each other. The ghost, who has been up his tricks in the castle for centuries and caused previous inhabitants n [...]
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Unabridged Running Time Approx: 1:16 Hour In the ironic, humorous ghost story the time-honoured ghost of Canterville Castle and the modern, enlightened American ambassador family Otis meet each other. The ghost, who has been up his tricks in the castle for centuries and caused previous inhabitants nervous breakdowns and even death, does not succeed in making an impression on the carefree family. Demoralised, he ultimately requests to be finally laid to rest: the girl Virginia helps him in this ... The popular and often filmed tale "The Canterville Ghost" from 1878 has not become dated. In Wilde's satire on society the old an new world, tradition and modernity as well as belief and scepticism confront one another. In der ironisch-humorvollen Gespenstergeschichte treffen das altehrwürdige Gespenst von Schloss Canterville und die moderne, aufgeklärte amerikanische Botschafter-Familie Otis aufeinander. Dem Gespenst, das seit Jahrhunderten sein Unwesen auf dem Schloss treibt und frühere Bewohner zu Nervenzusammenbrüchen oder gar in den Tod getrieben hat, gelingt es nicht, die unbekümmerte Familie zu beeindrucken. Zermürbt bittet es irgendwann um den ewigen Frieden ... Die beliebte und mehrfach verfilmte Erzählung "The Canterville Ghost" von 1878 hat an Aktualität nichts eingebüßt. In Wildes Gesellschaftssatire werden Alte und Neue Welt, Tradition und Moderne sowie Glaube und Skepsis einander gegenübergestellt.