A Simple Twist Of Fate details
| Format: | PG DVD |
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| Starring: | Catherine O'Hara, Gabriel Byrne, Steve Martin, Stephen Baldwin |
| Directors: | Gillies MacKinnon, Gillies Mackinnon |
| Genres: | Children - Animated/Cartoon, Disney, Educational, General, Drama - General |
| Studio: | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Name | Discs | |
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A Simple Twist Of Fate |
PG Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 41 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 03 May 2004 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Silas Martin
By a customer from Chelmsford Essex , 20 Jul 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
If you enjoyed Steve Martin in Roxane then this could be another film for you, although this is a serious drama rather than a comedy. It is loosely based on the story of Silas Marner, though you don't need to know that, or the story of Silas Marner (George Eliot), to enjoy the film; it works well in its own right.
Steve Martin is a recluse living in a cabin in the woods making furniture for a living and hoarding all that he earns in a collection of coins. He adopts a toddler that arrives at his cabin after her mother dies in the snow. Her real father is a politician (played by Gabriel Byrne). He recognised the toddler when she was first discovered and it was being decided who should foster her, but pretended he did not know her. He follows her upbringing though and befriends her. Years later he tries to get her back through a paternity suit in the courts.
Steve Martin turns in a passable serious performance, and Gabriel Byrnes plays an excellent bad guy who wants to be good, a role he is good in. The star of the film is the series of actreses who played the daughter, two sets of twins, some sisters and others. This was excellent casting as you could believe it was the same girl growing up.
The film does not explore in great depth the relationship between the daughter and her two fathers (step and natural) as a French film would, but it gives an insight in to her loyalty to both and at the same time tells an entertaining story.
An added bonus for those who know Silas Marner is to see how the adaptation was done. It may be considered cheating or lazy to use someone elses plot and reset it in a different period, but for it to work well there has to be a lot of adjusting and re-working to make it fit, almost as much effort as writing something from scratch. In this case I think it was well done and can be regarded as an homage to the original although a different work in its own right.
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(9)awful
By Mike Booth from Tamworth, UK , 12 Dec 2005pruduced, directed and starring Steve Martin.... need i say more? he needs to find someone prepared to tell him the truth as this simply didnt work and was sooooo slow.
they knew with his name it would sell lots but was a waste of time viewing it. it didnt get better.- Was this review helpful to you?
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really nice story, good acting
By Debbie Hanson from Wales , 26 Oct 2005well I watched this with my kids and we all enjoyed it, the story was really moving and you wanted to watch to see what happened to the girl, all actresses who played her were great, the ending was a bit abrupt could of taken more time with it and it was a bit predictable but didn't ruin the film as a whole. I loved it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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simply lovely
By a customer from Emsworth, Hampshire , 18 Oct 2005A simple easy to watch movie where Steve Martin is as usual brilliant. A lovely version of Silas Marner in a modern setting a good Sunday afternoon relaxing film..- Was this review helpful to you?
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Silas Martin
By adw001 (11 reviews) from Maidstone , 27 Jun 2005Steve Martin's adaptation of George Eliot's 'Silas Marner' feels very much like a victorian story transported to modern times and disappoints where his adaptation of 'Cyrano de Bergerac' pleasantly surprised.
Martin plays an embittered divorcee who adopts a small girl when her mother dies and slowly recovers his humanity as she grows up only to be faced with losing all he has gained when her millionaire natural father, (a good performance from Gabriel Byrne) decides he wants custody.
An inoffensive 2 hours but I expected more from Steve Martin.- Was this review helpful to you?
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family watching
By Martin from City of Brighton & Hove , 20 May 2005Family movie throu & throu ~ at last a movie with the feel good factor that doesn't make you squirm!!!
Now the footy has finished this a great Sunday afternoon treat- Was this review helpful to you?
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