The Four Feathers (DVD)

...Kapur's 'The Four Feathers' is the sixth film adaptation of AEW Mason's novel about a man given four white feathers of cowardice by his friends and fiancée. Unfortunately Kapur's film, which is full of enormous plot holes and a distracting love triangle, could have achieved much more by departing further from Mason's dated material. It is obvious that Kapur, as an Indian, was hoping to make a commentary on the attitude and actions of the British ...
...character. Set in the 1880s, Harry Feversham (Heath Ledger) and his four friends - Willoughby (Rupert Penry-Jones), Trench (Michael Sheen), Castleton, also known as Vicar (Kris Marshall), and his closest friend, Jack Durrance (Wes Bentley) - all lead privileged lives as officers in the Royal Cumbrians. As yet these fresh faced youths have not yet seen active service, but when the called to fight against the Mahdi in the Sudan, Harry gives in to his ...

ickkate 04.06.2004 · Read full review
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The Four Feathers should be a well known story to many people as this version is, I think, the sixth reincarnation of the classic tale. Its an old style boys own adventure romp all about doing the right thing for Queen and country, winning the day and getting the girl. There are many films that fall into the same genre, and this film can be seen as a mix of three equal ingredients. The Bengal Lancers and all of those films of dashing military heroics ...
...third Lawrence of Arabia for the honour, duty and friendship element. Top this of with a light dressing of Doctor Zivago for the lost love and you have Shekhar Kapur's remake. So with so many previous versions of this tale already trapped in celluloid was there a need to retell this story? One of the problems with telling tales of Empire in these more enlightened times is that its very easy to slip into the flag waving xenophobia of past productions ...

steerpyke 22.02.2005 · Read full review
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...to watch this movie in the cinema but I just didn't get around to viewing it so when I saw it in my local rental store I took upon the opportunity to rent it. Originally a book by AEW Mason written back in 1902, there has been over the years seven movie remakes of this popular novel dating to 1977 and 1939. There hasn't been many films released recently concerning Britain and its Empire so being a history enthusiast I was more than keen to see this ...
...own (just) when pitted against the other adaptations, other movies in its genre and to films all round. Released in 2002 this movie is now available on DVD and video to buy and rent (as I found out in my local Choices Video Rental store recently when I rented it). ---Plot--- Combining a wide range of emotions including love, friendship, trust, heroism, loyalty and romantic rivalry this film tries to cater for all needs, but at times satisfies none ...

Puma1000 03.04.2004 (06.04.2004) · Read full review
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...do have a copy of the book, original film as well as this remake. i really liked the attention to details, costume of all characters, manerisms and even military detail. I was infact first pushed into watching the film by a ex sgt major I worked for! There are major differences between the 2 films, the original takes the story from an earlier time. The new film has the relationship with the native . I really liked this film. Its not really a remake ...

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