Gothic details
| Formats: | 18 DVD, LOVEFiLM Instant |
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| Starring: | Dexter Fletcher, Natasha Richardson, Gabriel Byrne, Timothy Spall, Myriam Cyr, Alec Mango, Julian Sands |
| Director: | Ken Russell |
| Genres: | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
| Studio: | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Title | Runtime | Certificate | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gothic |
1hr 27 mins | 18 |
LOVEFiLM Instant Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 27 minutes |
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| Rental release: | To be confirmed |
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For lovers of the Romantic Period
By Leif Larsen from London England , 29 May 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
This movie shows the romantic poets in a more human (and perhaps accurate)light than your GCSE homework. Good for people who have done really strange things while under the influence.
NOT a horror movie.
The soundtrack is dire 80's synth that does not fit at all.
Try Haunted Summer for a more serous treatment of the subject.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(24)Poorly directed, poorly acted... and a hyperbolic misrepresentation of the Romantics.
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Gothic, by Ken Russell
By a customer , 08 Nov 2012Virtually unwatchable, dreadful quality, shame..
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Really Bad Digital Transfer
By VaguestIdeas (2 reviews) , 14 Aug 2012This is a particularly bad print as offered from the streaming service, I don't know whether this is a bad transfer to DVD, but it looks almost as if it was transferred from a dogeared VHS. I saw this on its original release in the theatres and can say it looked much better there. This print also has sound problems that on occasion make it unbearable to watch.
This isn't one of Ken Russell's best, but it has it's moments. Watching Byron and Shelley party over a weekend is often like being the designated driver while everyone else gets stoned and drunk. They have discussions they think are deep, but look like pretentious wan kers. Taken as a whole there are some meditations on mortality, and Russell's usual overripe take on contemporary mores, but oddly we're left with little insight into the famous literary talking heads on display. Worth seeing if you're a Russell completist, or have an interest in the period but low expectations of biographical verity.- Was this review helpful to you?
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can't watch it the soundtrack is appalling
By a customer , 31 Mar 2012would have loved to have watched this - some excellent actors and the talents of mr russell but the soundtrack is appalling - incomprehensible I give up!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Insomniac cure
By quintus (52 reviews) from Witney , 01 Aug 2011Is Julian Sands the very, very worst British actor ever to have emerged from the Eighties? I thought that might be the case when I saw the otherwise excellent A Room with a View - the excruciating Gothic absolutely confirms it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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