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The Land Girls
1998
It's 1941. World War II continues to rage across Europe. The young men of England have been called to the front to fight. So, back at home, a new regiment is formed, and an army of England's young women are dispatched across the countryside to pick up the slack. Collectively known as "The Land Girls," three beautiful women (.. Read more
| Starring | Anna Friel, Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Steven Mackintosh |
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| Director | David Leland |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Land Girls
It's 1941. World War II continues to rage across Europe. The young men of England have been called to the front to fight. So, back at home, a new regiment is formed, and an army of England's young women are dispatched across the countryside to pick up the slack. Collectively known as "The Land Girls," three beautiful women (McCormack, Weisz, and Friel) answer the call, arriving at a farm in Dorset, where they meet handsome and volatile Joe (Mackintosh). Tragedy and passion is revealed as the girls form close friendships with each other and with Joe.
| Starring | Anna Friel, Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Steven Mackintosh, Tom Georgeson |
|---|---|
| Director | David Leland |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 51 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: not available Production year: 1998 |
| Format | DVD |
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Life on the home front is given a distinctly rosy glow in this naffly nostalgic adaptation of Angela Huth's novel. Anna Friel's randy northerner, Rachel Weisz's sheltered blue-stocking and Catherine McCormack's bourgeois prude are surely the most stereotypical volunteers in the history of the Women's Land Army. Consequently, from the moment these urban interlopers arrive at Tom Georgeson's Dorset farm, there isn't a single scene that ends unexpectedly. The performances are earnest and the scenery is beautiful, but as the clichés clunk into place with deadening predictability there's no sense of either dramatic or social conflict, let alone insight into the Land Girls' contribution to the war effort.
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This adaptation of Angela Huth's WWII novel follows the fortunes of - take three girls! - fun-loving Lancashire lass... read more on Time Out
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
worth watching
I enjoyed this, if somewhat predictable, film. Anna Friel appears to thrive in this type of role. I think they glam'ed up the Land Girls part played during the war, the film on the whole was good if a somewhat depressing end.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
worth watching
I enjoyed this, if somewhat predictable, film. Anna Friel appears to thrive in this type of role. I think they glam'ed up the Land Girls part played during the war, the film on the whole was good if a somewhat depressing end.
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The Land Girls
It's 1941. World War II continues to rage across Europe. The young men of England have been called to the front to fight. So, back at home, a new regiment is formed, and an army of England's young women are dispatched across the countryside to pick up the slack. Collectively known as "The Land ...
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