Middlemarch
1993
Set during the political upheavals of 19th Century, England, Middlemarch is an epic story of love,politics and frustrated passion. Read more
| Starring | Robert Hardy, Patrick Malahide, Rufus Sewell, Michael Hordern |
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| Director | Anthony Page |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
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Middlemarch
Set during the political upheavals of 19th Century, England, Middlemarch is an epic story of love,politics and frustrated passion.
| Starring | Robert Hardy, Patrick Malahide, Rufus Sewell, Michael Hordern, Douglas Hodge, Juliet Aubrey, Julian Wadham, Clive Russell, Peter Jeffrey, Jonathan Firth, John Savident, Colum Convey, Simon Chandler, Stephen Moore, Rosemary Martin, Gabrielle |
|---|---|
| Director | Anthony Page |
| Studio | BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING |
| Run time | DVD: 6 hrs 15 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 20 Aug 2001 Production year: 1993 |
| Format | DVD |
Middlemarch (2 discs) (1993)
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23 out of 25 people found this review helpful
Kept me up till 2am
Hadn't realised this DVD was made up of several episodes, but I just couldn't press the stop button, once the plot got rolling.
I was surprised when I checked that this film was made only 2 years before Pride and Prejudice, because it looks much older than that. In fact I thought it had been made in the early 80's, due to the lack of vibrancy in the cimematography in comparison. It's maybe deliberate, as the subject matter is quite depressing in this half of the series.
Like Austen's character the story is centred around a strong female character of little means, living in a male dominated world of class, and the power and influence that this has on her, and those not within the different social groups and hierachy. She marries a man who she believes has the same high values pertaining to those less forunate, and needing help.
She lives in a town that is trying to increase it's status, by building a hospital. Different characters are introduced, including that of the doctor who has arrived to run the hospital and his interactions with those inside and outside the powerbase of the town.
The acting is very good, and you have a good understanding of the different characters to take you into the second half, which I am looking forward to. -
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Much better than I remembered
I thought I would try this again - I remember the first TV showing as being somewhat dry and greatly disliking the character of the female lead.
In retrospect I didn't fully appreciate the other stories being told - the new doctor bringing modern science to the town and coming into conflict with religion and the 'old guard', the play-off between those who hold the power in the town, the political forays of the local landowner.
The female lead - a dry, humourless, madam - still does not impress which is unfortunate as this storyline seems to be intended as the most passionate. But, like Fanny Price, Juliet Aubrey's Dorothea is an insufferable prig.
Overall - a stellar cast and a crisp script, still make this an enjoyable watch. -
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