I Capture The Castle (DVD)

I Capture the Castle, to judge by the age group theediscerning shared the cinema with, is one of those films for old dears to watch of a Tuesday afternoon, remembering the 1930s in which it is set. However to judge from watching the screen and not the audience, it is a family film. (If only it appeared on ciao as such, then it would have been in a paying category…) Theediscerning had only heard of the book, by 101 Dalmatians inventor Dodie Smith, ...
...among the few people that claimed to have read it, it was widely regarded as a classic, and one of their favourites ever. This was borne by the book’s next appearance, in the 100-strong shortlist for the Nation’s Favourite Read, or whatever it’s called. The narrator is a seventeen year old diarist, Cassandra, played by Romola Garai, who has the wide eyes and naturally expressive face and talent to suggest she could well blossom into the new Kate ...

theediscerning 11.08.2003 · Read full review
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...was a BBC made film I Capture the Castle which enchanted and captivated me with its beautiful cinematography, period costumes and its gentle witty humour. I Capture the Castle was one I meant to see at the cinema but for some reason I missed it but a couple of nights ago I sat down to watch it in the on the small screen on DVD. The film is about the lives of an eccentric family in the late 1930s and is based on a novel by Doddie Smith who also wrote ...
...bohemia meets London society. I loved the film due to the quirkiness of the characters I have not read the original book but Heidi Thomas’s screenplay has brought together a wonderful cast of characters. Cassandra at seventeen is delightfully naïve and innocent whilst having a certain weariness of the world to due to her father’s foibles. Her father can be charming but is pretty destructive whilst drunk leading to the unrevealing of the ...

duskmaiden 02.06.2004 (21.12.2004) · Read full review
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I really enjoyed watching this DVD - it's a great story, full of bittersweet relationships, dreams and disappointments, all of which are painted in a wonderfully rosy hue by the heroine, Cassandra. It transports one to a different era, and Cassandra's personality is wonderful. Set in 1930's England, the film follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, her eccentric family, and their decaying castle. Her father is a writer, whose first novel was received ...
...resilient. Having read the book (which was written by Dodie Smith, a couple of years before she wrote 101 Dalmations), I felt that the characters were not quite as well developed as they could have been. However, it was still a great film, and the story is irresistable. ...

KAJung 16.11.2005 (18.11.2005) · Read full review
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...story is so wonderfully played! I laughed and almost cried at points! The actors were amazing and the story is magnificent! Would make a wonderful present for someone because it is so beautifully put together! Favourite actors Rose - Good at acting funny, emotional and flirty! Cassandra - Great at fake crying! Favourite lines: Rose -I look like a bear! Lady - what do you think of the champagne? Cassandra - It tastes like very good ginger beer, ...

katie169 25.07.2004 · Read full review
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