Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance

Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance
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Actor: Barry Bostwick, Deborah Kerr, Diane Baker, George Baker, Jenny Seagrove
Director: Don Sharp
Brand: Acorn
Producer: Diane Baker
Producer: Dickie Bamber
Producer: Ian Warren
Producer: Tom Donald
Writer: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Writer: Lee Langley
Writer: Tom Blomquist
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 300 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-04-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media

DVD Reviews of Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance

DVD Review: Good Movie and great service
Summary: 5 Stars

Great movie...Kind of a low budget made for TV...but a great story. Shipping was prompt and product wa sin great shape.

DVD Review: A Woman Of Substance
Summary: 5 Stars

I loved the series when I first saw it in 1984 and it still retains its magic 24 years on. A wonderful series to indulge in.

DVD Review: Excellent Movie
Summary: 5 Stars

This Movie is very moving in all aspects. It encourages you to work hard in order to reach your dreams but it also shows the valueble things you can loose in life if all your efforts are concentrated in it, which is family. It makes you ask yourself , Is it worth it? Although I was thrill that she made it to the top, I was also sad for what it made the kids to be bitter. Their attitude towards her was her own fault. You can not expect love and loyalty from your kids if you have not teach them how, if you were not an example. Overall it was beautiful.

DVD Review: Woman of Substance
Summary: 5 Stars

This rendering of an early work by Barbara Taylor Bradford is set in Yorkshire, lent authenticity by the regional dialect used by Jenny Seagrove and cast. This book was unquestionably Bradford's finest hour, later pieces degenerating into works long on sentimentality, short on literary substance (no pun intended). Casting Deborah Kerr in the role of the middle aged heroine seems distracting, incredible, but this segment lasts only a few minutes, so no harm done. Still the cinematic version of the story is compelling and definitely a worthwhile addition to this writer's film library.

DVD Review: A Woman of Substance
Summary: 5 Stars

Excellent movie. However, some scenes were not appropriate for young children/pre-teens. A well thought out story.

Description of Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance

Great actors rich period detail and exotic locations are the hallmarks of these brilliant adaptations of barbara taylor bradfords bestselling novels. Each interlinked story fonds a strong and vibrant heroine caught up in a sweeping tale of love power and determination. Studio: Acorn Media Release Date: 04/09/2002 Starring: Liam Neeson Jenny Seagrove Run time: 312 minutes Rating: Nr

Determined to ruin the upper-class Fairley family who wronged her, Emma Harte (Jenny Seagrove) aims to become one of the richest women in the world. Although anachronistic for a woman born around 1890, it is exhilarating to watch her think and act like a contemporary woman with the benefits of late-20th-century feminism. In just over five hours, this Emmy-nominated version of Barbara Taylor Bradford's bestselling novel A Woman of Substance traces Emma's life from overworked Yorkshire maid to the triumphant 79-year-old matriarch (Deborah Kerr) of a vast business empire.

Married twice, but only truly loving a man she could never marry, Emma devotes herself to building her business empire. Surrounded by a loyal few, including Irishman Blackie O'Neill (Liam Neeson), Emma lives her life as a strong, uncompromising protagonist similar to Gone with the Wind's Scarlett O'Hara in a social environment reminiscent of Upstairs, Downstairs. Her life is a sort of feminist retrospective on the social issues of 1890s-to-1930s England--poverty, illegitimate children, illness, anti-Semitism, World War?I, whether to marry for security or passion, the role of women in the workplace, and such--making A Woman of Substance a historical and inspiring film to watch. --Tara Chace

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