In this epic BBC production of Jane Austen’s romantic classic, Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle star as the fabled lovers Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet. One of five unmarried daughters living in the countryside of 19th-century England, the lively and rebellious Elizabeth lives in a world where obtaining an advantageous marriage is a woman’s sole occupation. And yet Elizabeth is determined ...
The timeless themes of love and marriage in Jane Austen's superb romantic comedy PRIDE AND PREJUDICE have captured readers for generations--the novel has sold more than 20 million copies and has never been out of print. Now, A&E and the BBC have brought this beloved classic to life in a compelling production directed by Upstairs, Downstairs' Simon Langton. This stunning production captures all the ...
Two literary researches both discover a romantic relationship between two victorian poets at the same time. In an effort to beat the other one to press they find that they arecast under the same amorous spell. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/06/2004 Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow Jeremy Northam Run time: 102 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Neil Labute
Set in southern India in the late 1930s, this provocative tale traces the story of three people caught in an inexorable web of forbidden romance and dangerous secrets. After a British spice planter (Linus Roache) falls in love with his alluring servant (Nandita Das), an idealistic young man (Rahul Bose) finds himself torn between his ambitions and his family, his village and his past. Loyalties ...
Although Sunshine was made by a Hungarian, István Szabó, and deals with the history of Hungary as refracted through three generations of a Jewish-Hungarian family, you might be more inclined to give it three hours of your own life if you approach it as a David Lean movie in spirit. It is an English-language picture, and Maurice Jarre's music recalls his score for Doctor ...
It’s August 1939 and five cousins gather at their uncle’s big house on the Cornish coast. The imminence of war charges the air as they frolic on the fragrant lawn and tempt fate on the terrifying cliffs that one last sultry summer. Returning to the house nearly half a century later for a funeral, they recall how the war rearranged their lives and brought them suffering, sex, and love. This ...
This is a set of some of A&E's most popular literary adaptations on DVD in one 'mega-set', as follows: Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice and Emma, A&E's Original Movie Victoria & Albert, Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, R.D. Blackmore's Lorna Doone, Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, and the Baroness D'Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel (Books 1, 2, & 3).