The Way We Live Now
2001
The Way We Live Now is peopled with a range of characters that only Trollope could create - the towering figure of Augustus Melmotte (David Suchet), the Great Financier, a young aristocrat so dissolute he would sell his own mother to pay his gambling debts and whose simultaneous pursuit of two very different women causes all .. Read more
| Starring | David Suchet, Matthew MacFadyen, Paloma Baeza, Cheryl Campbell |
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| Director | David Yates |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now is peopled with a range of characters that only Trollope could create - the towering figure of Augustus Melmotte (David Suchet), the Great Financier, a young aristocrat so dissolute he would sell his own mother to pay his gambling debts and whose simultaneous pursuit of two very different women causes all who know him to despair.
| Starring | David Suchet, Matthew MacFadyen, Paloma Baeza, Cheryl Campbell, Shirley Henderson, Douglas Hodge, Cillian Murphy, Miranda Otto |
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| Director | David Yates |
| Studio | CINEMA CLUB |
| Run time | DVD: 4 hrs 53 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 02 Oct 2006 Production year: 2001 |
| Format | DVD |
The Way We Live Now (2 discs) (2001)
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Sign up Way We Live Now, The - Disc 1
Part I When infamous financier Augustus Melmotte mysteriously appears in London, the city's improverished ari...
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Part III Paul vists Mexico to have his worst fears about the railway construction confirmed.Returning to Lond...
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Poor adaptation
As a avid reader of classics and keen viewer of tv/movie adaptations this was fiercely disappointing! I didn't even finish watching disc 1 - forget about disc2! An uninspiring re-telling of what is a sharply satirical take on capitalism in Victorian times. Shirley Henderson seemed to have shown us 'Moaning Myrtle' before Harry Potter. Cillian Murphy was too 'pretty' for this role and rather annoying. Paloma Baeza as unlike Hetta from the novel as possible and Miranda Otto's attempts at a Texan accent were laughable. Matthew Macfadyen and David Suchet were excellently cast, but still not enough to keep me interested. Generally speaking, the BBC period dramas are excellent, but give this a miss and stick to the book.
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Customer Review
This production seems to have attracted low ratings from those who have read the book - I haven't and coming to it with an open mind I think it is brilliant. I originally watched when it was first broadcast, and have just rented it from Amazon. I enjoyed it so much the second time that I've ordered a copy. One reviewer criticised the acting - were we watching the same thing? David Suchet, Matthew McFadyen & Shirley Henderson in particular are outstanding. Rather than portraying Marie as an imbecile (as one review suggests) I saw Marie as a young woman of great spirit and strong will. I've also been a fan of Matthew McFadyen since first seeing him in this. In addition there were some lovely touches of humour that had me laughing aloud. Well done to all involved. PS the extra feature on Trollope is also worth watching and explains some of the changes made from the book.
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