Masterpiece Theatre: Frenchman's Creek
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Actor: Anthony Delon, James Fleet, Rupert Vansittart, Tara Fitzgerald, Tim DuttonBrand: Wgbh Wholesale
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), DTS ES 6.1; Dutch (Original Language); English (Original Language), DTS ES 6.1; French (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS
DVD Reviews of Masterpiece Theatre: Frenchman's Creek
DVD Review: Excellent pirate & romance swashbuckler!
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is excellent: I bought the Masterpiece Theatre VHS version a few years ago: it is a very entertaining re-make of the Joan Fontaine "Frenchman's Creek," of 1944 based on Daphne DuMaurier's book of the same name.
When Lady Dona St Columb tires of her "scandalous" & somewhat debauchered lifestyle in London, she decides to retreate to the sanctity of her country estate in Cornwall. Here she encounters a mysterious & dashing French pirate. Now she must decide whether to follow her heart that yearns for adventure & the love of a dashing pirate or her head, which is telling her to follow her Catholic morals & stay with her (foolish) husband. This story briefly touches on the struggle of the time between Catholics & Protestants in England. Be ready to encounter adventure, love, drama, ships, pirates, etc.!!!
For those of you worried about content, be aware that there is a violent scene of fighting & an attempted rape towards the end: there is also a love scene that lasts a few seconds or so, earlier in the film. The lead character is struggling with morality & her faith (Catholic), versus the excitement of adventure & forbidden love, so her choices are not always moral, although there does seem to be somewhat of a balance in the end. This is set during a tumultous period in England where the Catholic & Protestant factions are in turmoil, mostly due to the changes in the royal ruler (from Catholic to Protestant & back again)...
All in all, this movie is a well-done, entertaining & romantic swashbuckler of a film! If you can get past the content, I would recommend this: if you are looking for a cleaner version of the same great story, check out the 1944 VHS version with Joan Fontaine!!
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