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Enchanting.

Advantages: Brilliant casting, beautiful locations and gripping, charming story.
Disadvantages: Some plot changes from book, also some dubbing.

...a celebration of the author Rosamunde Pilcher and serves to enthrall the viewer throughout. The plot is charming, following the young Judith Dunbar (Keira Knightley, later Emily Mortier) and her growing from naivete to a young woman who endures the ravages of war and adolsence to finally "come home". She is sent to boarding school in England while her parents live in Singapore, where she meets Loveday Carey Lewis (Poppy Martin, later Katie Ryder-Richardson). ...
...her to the ghastly Billy Fawcett, whose advances frighten her and taint her vision of men for a while.Loveday introduces Judith to her family (her parents are played perfectly by the legendary Joanna Lumley and Peter O'Toole) and the exciting world of Nancherrow (Wrotham Park, incidentally where Cheryl Cole was married!), the glamour of which enthralls Judith. As the years pass, Judith spends more time with the family, loving their generosity, following ...

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Casanova- The life and times of a sex addict... or as it seems.

Advantages: Great story line, well presented.
Disadvantages: A bit bland when it comes to the Jail scene- a little unimaginable.

...maniac (good on him!), Giacomo Casanova who may be one of the most amazing people to ever have walked our plannet. Yes, he's up there with Shakey Boy and Charls Dickens. The film expresses to the audience how Casanova went through his life not even saying a word until his early tweens, developing the art of pleasure; finally speaking. Entriging himself with the works of professors and educating himself in order to put himself into the 'Real World'. ...
...perfect for the role as Casanova as he is able to change from the total witty and comedy role that he performs out so well and also switch to the total serious role and sometimes angered role that is expressed. Laura Fraser (Henrietta), gives a fanastic performance as the love interest of casanova; expressing again a witty performance. Expressing the true values that are important in life. Such as love, friendship and Loyalty. Russell T. Davis' quality ...

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"Only two kinds of creatures get fun in the desert."

Advantages: A film in which you can smell, see and feel the desert - perfection.
Disadvantages: Some think it's too long - they are wrong!!

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA DIRECTED BY DAVID LEAN INTRODUCTION Anyone who has been following my recent film and DVD reviews (and if you have, thank you!!) would be forgiven for thinking that this was David Lean season!! David Lean has produced so many of my favourite films and is without doubt one of our finest directors. I am nearly at the end (stop cheering) of my reviews of his work - although there are still a couple tucked away ...
...film making ever. Lawrence of Arabia gained a grand total of 7 Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Musical Score, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Sound and Best Art Direction) in the Academy Awards ceremony of 1962. This review is about the adaption of Lawrence of Arabia on the Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2 disc DVD released on 9 April 2001 When the original film was made it was 222 minutes long, which is close to 4 hours! ...

oldchem 11.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Lawrence Of Arabia (DVD)

Hitler: The rise of evil

Advantages: Focuses on Hitlers rise to power. Good acting +easy to follow storyline
Disadvantages: No special features

I seem to recall that this was shown on ITV prior to its DVD release but I skipped it as I thought I wouldn't be interested. So along came the January sales and as this was at a reasonable price of £5.49 delivered from www.play.com I decided to take the plunge and purchase it; and what a good investment it was. I have seen a fair few documentaries discussing Hitler/WWII/the Nazis etc but never anything detailing how it all started. That's what made ...
...Adolf's childhood, his part played in WW1 and his inspiring speech's which resulted in him coming to power. Robert Carlyle plays Adolf Hitler and gives a terrific performance. The story is broken down in to two 90 mins (approx) episodes each focusing on different stages of his life. Both are discussed below. Episode 1: The story begins showing a young Adolf and quickly progresses to show his artistic talents. However, after being rejected by an ...

paddeh 12.01.2006 · Read full review
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Oh, you please me.

Advantages: Well-acted, moving and interesting film, makes you think a little.
Disadvantages: Slightly slow-paced, if that's not your thing.

Venus is a film about an aging actor, Maurice, played by Peter O'Toole, who lives a fairly quiet existence with the occasional minor role in a film or TV series, and meets with an actor friend, Ian, to talk about the old times. The film follows Maurice's relationship with Jessie, Ian's teenage niece, who arrives to stay at his uncle's place to help him around the house. To Ian's horror, Jessie turns out to be very different than he expected, but ...
...The encounter transforms them both to an extent, at least for a moment. Maurice appears a stereotypical pensioner when with Ian, bumbling around the house with trivial tasks. In contrast, when in Jessie's company, he seems revived into a younger man with the urges of a younger man. Jessie in turn transforms from a chavvy, ignorant teen into someone more aware of what she wants from life, and also becomes more aware of her womanhood, if you like. ...

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