{"product_id":"the-cliff-richard-collection-the-young-ones-summer-holiday-wonderful-life","title":"The Cliff Richard Collection (The Young Ones \/ Summer Holiday \/ Wonderful Life)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAmazon.com\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe three nostalgic British musicals in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCliff Richard Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are a good reminder that, thanks to a few short years in the 1960s, Sir Cliff can legitimately include \"film star\" on his already exceptional show business résumé. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Young Ones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1961), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummer Holiday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1963), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWonderful Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1964) would make tame fare for a teen audience today, but they retain a polished and honest charm that might surprise the sharpest of cynics. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First and foremost, of course, they were Cliff Richard vehicles: designed to showcase his all-around talents and capitalize on his first, heady wave of pop chart success. They are also unashamed homages to the heyday of the MGM B-musical with familiar themes: let's put on a show\/save the youth club\/make a film. But with up-and-coming directors Sidney Furie and Peter Yates making imaginative and sophisticated use of wide-angle camerawork and fresh, snappy choreography by Herbert Ross and Gillian Lynne, they also have plenty of assets other than Richard's wholesome appeal. There are some fine set pieces and surreal flashes, notably the history of cinema in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWonderful Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the extraordinary mime sequence in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummer Holiday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. They also tap into the very British energy of a group of young actors and dancers including Una Stubbs, Susan Hampshire, Melvyn Hayes, and Richard O'Sullivan, as well as Richard's band at the time, the Shadows. For sheer verve, the films deserve to be seen on their own merits. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e--Piers Ford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Dvd","offer_id":45913175982271,"sku":"a2058c97-34c0-4880-a6a0-be8467c12627","price":174.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/3142adf8ea99799e46e04775d74ac79e.jpg?v=1785043105","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-cliff-richard-collection-the-young-ones-summer-holiday-wonderful-life","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}