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An American poetry researcher, Roland Michell, travels to England and enlists the help of Doctor Maud Bailey, a British expert on the life of a famous but Victorian poet, to help him piece together the life and love affair of two poets. It's not long before they discover one of their very own... Read more
| Starring | Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle |
|---|---|
| Director | Neil LaBute |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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An American poetry researcher, Roland Michell, travels to England and enlists the help of Doctor Maud Bailey, a British expert on the life of a famous but Victorian poet, to help him piece together the life and love affair of two poets. It's not long before they discover one of their very own...
| Starring | Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, Lena Headey, Holly Aird |
|---|---|
| Director | Neil LaBute |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 38 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English, Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 05 May 2003 |
Inert adaptation of a complex novel, too genteel in tone to convey either the rivalries and excitements of literary discovery or the overpowering emotions of hidden love.
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A nice literary detective tale
I loved the book and I liked the movie... if you enjoy literary stories, enjoy books and poetry, or have the hots for Gwynnie, Aaron Eckhardt or Jeremy Northam... read more »
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Nice but bland
In bed, entertaining enough and pleasant, makes me sleepy but keeps my from falling asleep.
Fairly unpoetic considering the subject matter.
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Hot or Not!
Good film, good acting, but the passion between the modern day romance, paled into insignificance beside that of the historical one.
The spark ... read more »
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OK as a film, but if you're read the book, don't go there!
If you haven't read the original book, you'd think this was a nice quiet film with a sweet story.
But for those of us who have read the book ... read more »
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