Wives and Daughters
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Actor: Bill Paterson, Francesca Annis, Justine Waddell, Keeley Hawes, Tom HollanderBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 300 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Warner
DVD Reviews of Wives and Daughters
DVD Review: Wives and Daughters
Summary: 5 Stars
Wives and Daughters is a truly beneficial story.
I strive to be as good as Molly. She is a wonderful example to young and old alike. Such virtues are so rare these days...
Anywho,
Definitely a chick flick...
But my dad and I love to watch it together.
None of my brothers will touch it with a ten foot pole!
Very clean! Wonderful characters! Beautiful scenery and acting!
(If you like Jane Austen's stuff, you'll love this!)
DVD Review: Happy Mother's Day!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was recommended to me by a friend, and I love it. After watching it online I bought the DVD for my mom for Mother's Day. It's a great film about a young woman whose father remarries. It's entirely about marrying everybody off, but there are several exciting twists and turns before the happy ending. Justine Waddell and Anthony Howell put in fantastic performances.DVD Review: Another great BBC production
Summary: 5 Stars
I've watched Pride and Prejudice so many times that I've almost worn through the DVD so I was looking for something new. Wives and Daughters was on my recommended list so I decided to give it a try. It was wonderful! The story is very like those of Jane Austen. It has humor, heartbreak and, of course, romance. I fell in love with the characters.
The plot follows a young lady being raised by her father who is a country doctor. She is sent to live with a family that her father knows well so that she may have a woman's influence in her life. She becomes very attached to the family. While she is away, her father meets a widow and decides to marry again. This sets up all sorts of problems. This was originally a miniseries so it's seperated into several episodes. If you are an Austen fan, I believe you will love this as much as I did.
DVD Review: Loved it but will NOT purchase the DVD
Summary: 1 Stars
getting tired of BBC Video and their american distributors producing dvds with the wrong screen ratios. i've decided i will not purchase another bbc video with a 4:3 (1:33:1) screen ratio where a third of what i see on the televised program is cut off on the dvd. it's infuriating, especially in historical dramas. who makes these decisions???? i've had it. i'm done. and by the way, i was reasearching to buy a whole collection of the jane austin videos shown on masterpeice but having reviewed this issue i'm now not going to do (and that includes all the prime suspect series volumes, too, which i was going to buy all of them until i found out they are cut up as well in the american dvds). it's either 16:9 (1.78.1) or no buyer here.
DVD Review: Much Better than expected
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this for my Dad for Christmas. My parents raved about how good it was, so I knew that they would like it. The acting is simply amazing, especial Michael Gambon. The character development is superb. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys quality cinema, acting, and story. There is of course the romantic part of the movie, but it is not overly mushy or sickening like many romances. This is not Jane Austin. But if you like her you probably won't be disappointed here either. Don't be fooled by the cover of the movie. If you think it looks awful, give it a shot. You will be pleasantly surprised.
Description of Wives and Daughters
From the team that brought you "Pride and Prejudice." Set in a richly portrayed society well-stocked with eccentric nobles and gossipy villagers, the story centers around 17-year-old Molly Gibson, the only daughter of a respected country Doctor.Misguided stepmothers, romantic betrayals, secret marriages--these are not just the makings of modern soap operas; this is what makes the BBC's delightful four-episode miniseries Wives and Daughters come to life. Sweet Molly Gibson (played artfully by Justine Waddell, who communicates more with a squint of her eyes than most actresses can with pages of dialogue) was living life pleasantly when her widowed father (Bill Paterson) decides that, for the good of his daughter, he must remarry. In comes Claire, played to screeching perfection by Francesca Annis. Molly's life is turned upside down by the usually well meaning but off-the-mark Claire, who insists on things being done the proper way. Added to the stew is Claire's beautiful, educated daughter, Cynthia (Keeley Hawes), and the Hamleys, a well-to-do family headed by a squire (Michael Gambon) who is not happy about the romantic interests of his sons.
As is typical with BBC miniseries, the quality writing and lush sets add to the overall appeal. Andrew Davies, who adapted Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones's Diary, penned the marvelous screenplay (based on Elizabeth Gaskell's unfinished novel). It's impossible not to compare this to the ever-popular Pride, and Wives and Daughters measures up. --Jenny Brown
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