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The Forsyte Saga is nothing if not superior soap opera. It could all have gone horribly wrong, haunted by the specter of its BBC predecessor--a television legend for anyone over 40. Instead, it succeeds entirely on its own merits with scarcely a weak link--from Stephen Mallatratt's taut and fluid script to David Moore's carefully measured, seamless direction. Risks were taken to banish the old ghosts, particularly in the casting. Damian Lewis's repressed Soames and Gina McKee as his ill-matched bride, the enigmatic Irene, are inspired choices delivering complex portraits of unhappy, damaged human beings who deserve our sympathy. In a sea of marvelous cameos and splendid acting, the top honors go to Corin Redgrave and Rupert Graves for their hauntingly sensitive interpretations of old and young Jolyon, as well as to Amanda Root for her increasingly exasperated Winifred and Gillian Kearney for her sharply intelligent and worldly June. --Piers Ford
| ACTORS: | Damian Lewis |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 2002 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Acorn Media Publishing Inc. |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Box set |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 3 |
| UPC: | 054961528998 |
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The Same Magical Story; Strange Casting I have been haunted by this story since I saw the movie adaptation - with Greer Garson as Irene - years ago, when I was a pre-teen. I read the book, all of it. The first television series was wonderful as long as the two Porters, Eric and Dawn as Soames and Irene, were the central figures. It became less interesting when the action shifted to Fleur, as played by Susan Hampshire.
The new adaptation is streamlined and brilliantly written. It is also well produced, but with two almost catastrophic mistakes. Gina McKee is a moving character actress, but by no stretch of the imagination could she be called beautiful or charismatic. Irene must be radiant; all the characters speak of her beauty, and her presence tears the Forsyte family apart. Both Garson and Porter were convincing in the role of Irene; McKee is not. The second mistake is in the casting of Soames. The book and the earlier film and television versions of this narrative conveyed the complexities of the character of Soames; there was sympathy for his plight. In this new version he is such an obvious villain that he almost turns the entire production into melodrama.
absolutely wonderful!
brilliant acting performance of a wonderful story. I enjoyed every minute of it, and after watching more than eight hours, I couldn't believe it was over.
Do yourself a favour
Do yourself a favour and watch this series of DVDs also Series 2. If you love this era then dont miss this lavishly produced series with gorgous costumes and handsome heroes watch the series then read the books. They are great.
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