Widows' Peak

Widows' Peak

Widows' Peak
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Actor: Adrian Dunbar, Jim Broadbent, Joan Plowright, Mia Farrow, Natasha Richardson
Brand: NEW Line Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-04-19
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: New Line Home Video

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DVD Review: Watched it three times in sucession
Summary: 5 Stars

WIDOW'S PEAK simply surprised and blew me away.I watched this 1993 Irish film three times in a row last night.It was THAT good on so many levels that I considered it a joy to see dark comedy again immediately.

First off, if you enjoy a dialogue and character driven screenplay,WIDOW'S PEAK is exactly that.The wealthy town of Kilshannon,Ireland,1926, is ruled by the matriarchal rich widows who inhabit the wealthy "high ground".The twice-bereaved Mrs.Doyle-Coonan (Joan Plowright Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont) being their head-mistress,is the "Queen Mam" over all of the men and woman and especially over her dutiful beloved son Godfrey.She is a benign and benevolent dictator...but a dictator nevertheless.The story starts lightly and almost whimsically,but soon develops into a darkness and shroud of mystery concerning the lone "old" maid ,Miss O'Hare (Mia Farrow Rosemary's Baby)and a young a beautiful young widow (Natasha Richardson Month in the Country) who has just moved to Kilshannon.Something starts very wrongly between these two,and they actually become rather sinister towards each other actually attempting to kill each other.The whole town becomes embroiled in the goings-on of these two,comically,yet tragically.....I STOP HERE!

All I can say is that everything I thought was true about this story fooled me,and the ending startled me.Not since The Sixth Sense (Collector's Edition Series) have I seen a story where all of the "clues" are there,but I just couldn't see them.Upon subsequent viewings, I sat in amazement that this film totally fooled me.The soundtrack by Carl Davis Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996) and is positively romantically and enchantingly lyrical as the lilting accents of the widows of Kilshannon.Co-stars the great Jim Broadbent Irisand Anne Kent Topsy-Turvy.This is a real ensemble piece of great acting.OUTSTANDING. No small wonder the Bible says "Widows, keep from being busy bodies!"
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