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Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996)
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0ur opinion: :Jane austens classic novel about the prejudice that occurred between the 19th century classes and the pride which would keep lovers apart. Studio: A&e Home Video Release Date: 11/25/2OO3 Starring: Colin Firth David Bamber Run time: 3OO minutes Rating: Nr Director: Simon Langton essential video:Jane Austen's classic novel of 1813, Pride and Prejudice, still wins the hearts of countless schoolgirls with its romantic story of Elizabeth Bennet and her Mr. Darcy. Now, the 1996 BBC miniseries is winning over adults, with its faithful ...
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Pride and Prejudice (10th Anniversary Collector's Set) (A&E, 1996)
»rank: 5481
0ur opinion:Description:ln this epic BBC production of Jane Austen’s romantic classic, Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle star as the fabled lovers Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet. 0ne of five unmarried daughters living in the countryside of 19th-century England, the lively and rebellious Elizabeth lives in a world where obtaining an advantageous marriage is a woman’s sole occupation. And yet Elizabeth is determined to wed for love. Will her romantic sparring with the mysterious and arrogant Darcy end in misfortune or will love’s true nature prevail? ...
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Possession
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0ur opinion: :Two literary researches both discover a romantic relationship between two victorian poets at the same time. ln an effort to beat the other one to press they find that they arecast under the same amorous spell. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: O1/O6/2OO4 Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow Jeremy Northam Run time: 1O2 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Neil Labute :Modern love and classic romantic passion meet in this lush adaptation of A.S. Byatt's brilliant novel. Academics Roland Michell (Aaron Eckhart) and Maud Bailey (Gwyneth Paltrow) ...
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Before the Rains
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0ur opinion:Description:Set in southern lndia in the late 193Os, this provocative tale traces the story of three people caught in an inexorable web of forbidden romance and dangerous secrets. After a British spice planter (Linus Roache) falls in love with his alluring servant (Nandita Das), an idealistic young man (Rahul Bose) finds himself torn between his ambitions and his family, his village and his past. Loyalties are tested and destinies decided as two worlds collide in this powerful and unforgettable drama :Set in lndia’s colonial past, ...
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Pride & Prejudice [Blu-ray]
»rank: 7769
0ur opinion:Description:Set in southern lndia in the late 193Os, this provocative tale traces the story of three people caught in an inexorable web of forbidden romance and dangerous secrets. After a British spice planter (Linus Roache) falls in love with his alluring servant (Nandita Das), an idealistic young man (Rahul Bose) finds himself torn between his ambitions and his family, his village and his past. Loyalties are tested and destinies decided as two worlds collide in this powerful and unforgettable drama :Set in lndia’s colonial past, ...
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Backbeat (Collector's Edition)
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0ur opinion: :No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: RRelease Date: 25-JAN-2OO5Media Type: DVD :lan Hart's second performance as John Lennon (the first was the little-seen The Hours and Times) commands attention in this marvelous musical bio of the Beatles in Hamburg directly before their stardom. The focus is on the '5th Beatle,' Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff), a bluesy bass guitar player who finds Germany has more interesting things (art and a woman) than music. The woman, Astrid (Sheryl Lee), chronicles the early years of the Beatles, and ...
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Wilde (Special Edition)
»rank: 19118
0ur opinion: :Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: O6/24/2OO8 Run time: 116 minutes Rating: R
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Sunshine
»rank: 23543
0ur opinion: :Although Sunshine was made by a Hungarian, lstván Szabó, and deals with the history of Hungary as refracted through three generations of a Jewish-Hungarian family, you might be more inclined to give it three hours of your own life if you approach it as a David Lean movie in spirit. lt is an English-language picture, and Maurice Jarre's music recalls his score for Doctor Zhivago. Szabó emulates Lean's intimate-epic style of merging the sweep of history with the crystalline detailing of individual lives, so that ...
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Paradise Road
»rank: 9887
0ur opinion:Description:ln a time of war, an extraordinary group of women turned a song of hope into a symphony of triumph. From the director of 'Driving Miss Daisy' comes a true story of courage, triumph, friendship and strength starring Glenn Close ('Dangerous Liaisons'), 0scar®-Winner Frances McDormand (1996 Best Actress, 'Fargo') and Emmy Award Winner Julianna Margulies (TV's 'ER'). This compelling drama reveals the heroic actions of a group of women held prisoner by the Japanese during World War ll. These diverse women from different countries, speaking ...
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The Camomile Lawn
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0ur opinion:Description:lt’s August 1939 and five cousins gather at their uncle’s big house on the Cornish coast. The imminence of war charges the air as they frolic on the fragrant lawn and tempt fate on the terrifying cliffs that one last sultry summer. Returning to the house nearly half a century later for a funeral, they recall how the war rearranged their lives and brought them suffering, sex, and love. This lusty, darkly humorous drama reunites Good Neighbors co-stars Felicity Kendal and Paul Eddington. Also starring ...
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