Body and Soul
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Actor: Helena McCarthy, John Lambert (II), Kristin Scott Thomas, Patrick Allen, Renny KrupinskiBrand: QUT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 300 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: QD3722
Studio: Questar
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- As seen on Masterpiece Theatre.Starring Academy Award Nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gosford Park, The Horse Whisperer).Anna Gibson (Kristin Scott Thomas), age thirty-four, has been shut away in a convent in the Welsh hills for sixteen years. When her brother dies tragically, she is forced to leave her seclusion to help her pregnant sister-in-law an
DVD Reviews of Body and Soul
DVD Review: Too much body, not enough soul!
Summary: 2 Stars
Too much body, not enough soul!
This sour little mini-series will leave you with a definite bad taste in the mouth. Body and Soul played on Masterpiece Theatre in the early nineties and I was eagerly awaiting the chance to re-view it when it appeared on DVD. After fourteen years, I remembered the story of a nun becoming a business woman. What I didn't remember was the tawdry, sordid view of life in general that this mini-series portrays. While there are several edifying scenes of life in a contemplative monastic community in the first few episodes, these come to an end when the protagonist, Sister Gabriel/Anna Gibson, leaves the convent on sabbatical after her brother commits suicide to take care of the family milling business. Things go down hill from here. Virtually everyone outside of the monastery mocks Anna's vocation and what is more, none of the characters on the "outside" express any kind of faith in a higher being - as a matter of fact, two of the characters, Hal, the mill's foreman as well as Anna's sister-in-law Lynn, say outright that they do not believe in God.
While some will extol this movie as the story of a young woman on a quest of self-discovery, others, life myself, will only see the depressing story of a woman who has lost her way. The fatal flaw in the film is that it never explores why Anna entered the monastery in the first place. Midway through the film I also took a definite dislike to the character of Anna when she purposely goes out to lose her virginity and has no qualms whatsoever about it!
The acting is generally superb, especially Kristen Scott Thomas as the protagonist and Dorothy Tutin as the Mother Superior. Anthony Valentine also gives a notable turn as the villain, Stan Beattie.
The film is so anti-faith (I don't say "religion" because it is not anti-religious - it is plain and simply anti-faith), hedonistic if you will. What a disappointment. If you are looking for something uplifting, do not look here!
Description of Body and Soul
Synopsis:Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: NR
Street Date: 12/11/07
Wide Screen: no
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve Please note: This supplier will be closed on 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 for the holidays. The shipping cut off is 12/10 to try and have the products delivered by Christmas.
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