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Based on the biography by Stella Tillyard, The Aristocrats vividly re-creates "a different world" that would eventually be shattered by rebellion and bloodshed. "The much pampered" Emily Lennox narrates her family's history, as tumultuous as it was charmed. The Lennox sisters, Caroline (Serena Gordon), Emily (Geraldine Somerville, and as an older woman, Sian Phillips), Louisa (Anne-Marie McDuff), and Sarah (Jodhi May), were of royal blood and they mixed with royalty. Part 1 chronicles elder daughter Caroline's "small rebellion" that tears her family apart. Against her father's wishes ("I would sooner let you sell fish in the street," he thunders), she marries for love Henry Fox, a politician who is 20 years older. Caroline is banished from the house and her sisters' lives. Part 2 charts the misfortunes of sister Sarah, who as a child was a favorite of the king and is later courted, but ultimately rejected, by his heir. She becomes "an inconvenient woman," scandalizing her family with her indiscretions. Part 3 makes the last reel of Gone with the Wind look like Singin' in the Rain as bittersweet reunions, sibling rivalries, death, infidelities, and revolution take their tragic toll.
Originally broadcast on Mobil Masterpiece Theatre, The Aristocrats is presented on video in a three-volume set. Anglophiles will find it difficult not to take in all 246 minutes in a single sitting. But the peerless ensemble and rich production ensures rewarding repeat viewings. --Donald Liebenson
| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | David Caffrey (II) |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 10 October, 1999 |
| MANUFACTURER: | BBC Warner |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Box set, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Drama, Movie, TV Shows, Television |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 3 |
| UPC: | 794051138637 |
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Customer Reviews of Aristocrats (3pc)
Splendid This is a wonderful production, a sweeping saga indeed of the rise and fall of a noble family.. <
>Everything about this series is lavish, well acted with a stella cast.. <
>The four daughters of the Duke of Richmond [great grand daughters of King Charles11] are born into a world of great privilege which few have ever known.. <
>This story [saga] is about their lives, their loves, joys and tragedies.. <
>This is an account of an age gone by and only realised by the privileged few... <
>A huge classic, deeply moving and very powerful...
A little long
Started out very good and kept you interested, but I think somewhere along the way it lost something. It took me to long to watch. Costumes and sets were great, but got boring towards the end.
Aristocrats
Excellant miniseries. I first saw the Aristocrats on PBS Masterpiece Theatre. I enjoyed the first two nights but was unable to catch the conclusion. Wonderfully done.