Basements is the title for the omnibus film that brings together two plays by Harold Pinter – The Dumb Waiter and The Room – each, once again, set in a single location.
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Basements (1987) [The Dumb Waiter]
This playhouse style drama is set in the dark damp basement kitchen of a deserted house. The two central characters establish their complete contrast in ...
The Room
Robert Altman directs this adaptation of Harold Pinter's play The Room. Starring Linda Hunt Donald Pleasance Annie Lennox Julian Sands David Hemblem ...
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