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The cast is a strong one, with David Suchet's Melmotte gripping in his recklessness, climaxing in the theatrical magnificence of his departure in disgrace from the House of Commons. Shirley Henderson is magnetic as his put-upon daughter Marie, courted by the cream-of-society bachelors for her dowry rather than her person. Cheryl Campbell gives a good account of the feckless Lady Carbury, writing vacuous novels to support her family, with Matthew MacFadyen relishing the part of her rakish son, Felix. Paloma Baeza is sympathetic as her daughter, Hetta, whose on-off relationship with entrepreneur Paul Montague, ably taken by Cillian Murphy, provides the main love interest. Douglas Hodge impresses as the loyal and sincere but insipid Roger Carbury.
The series consists of four generous episodes, each lasting 75 minutes. This is an absorbing production of what isn't the most subtle of Victorian novels, but which surely remains among the most relevant. --Richard Whitehouse
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | David Yates (II) |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 2001 |
| MANUFACTURER: | BBC Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Drama, Feature Film-drama, Gift Set, Movie, TV Shows |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 2 |
| UPC: | 794051162021 |
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Customer Reviews of Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now
Entertaining This movie is very entertaining, and will keep you guessing what is going to happen next but simply put, it is a very odd and strange story. The characters were all a little bit strange, except for a few, and many interesting things happened. Some of it was very funny but the rest was a little odd. The acting is very well done, as are the sets, and costumes. I would not recommend owning this, but it is an interesting way to spend an afternoon. Look out for the outrageous American accent exhibited by Miranda Otto as Mrs. Hurdle. It was very amusing. She sounded as if she came from the backwoods of West Virginia.
A Great Weekend Escape.
I purchased this for Matthew MacFadyen's performance also. He was completely opposite his roles in Spooks and P&P. I loved it. Laughed my way thru this movie.
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>I don't get the ending for Sir Felix. Did Mr. Brown set him up so he could gamble. I don't get it, what's he suppose to be doing.
Adequate Entertainment
I purchased this primarily to see Matthew Macfadyen. Since seeing him in Pride and Prejudice and Spooks I've been looking for other of his works and this one does not disappoint. He is an excellent cad in this mini-series, unfortunately he does not show up as much in the second half as in the first. When he does appear on screen he is fabulous and funny.
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>Melmotte drones on and on in soliloquies in his demise. The relationship between him and his daughter is disturbing and she thankfully gets the better of him eventually. Shirley Henderson who plays Marie his daughter is a wonderful actress. When she learns Felix really doesn't love her you can feel her heart breaking. The "main" love story between Felix's sister Hetta and Paul Montague was subdued and lacked any real passion.