Take a tour around London and see all the sights that make the city one of Europe's most popular destinations, from the parks, to the theatres and historic buildings.
Advantages: A brilliant piece of acting by Michael Caine Disadvantages: A little slow in the first 15-20 minutes.
Review of ?The Whistle Blower? DVD
The Whistle Blower carries a Parental Guidance (PG) classification.
The genre is Espionage/Drama and the film was first released in 1987. It has a run time of 1 hour 40minutes.
The copy I am reviewing is a single disc edition with a limited special feature selection of Scene Selection and Photo Gallery.
Cast, Director and Producer
The DVD has a strong cast list which includes Michael Caine, Nigel Havers, John Gielgud, James Fox, Gordon Jackson and Felicity Dean
The director is Simon Langton and the producers Geoffrey Reeve, Jim Reeve, John Kelleher, Peter Dolman and Philip Nugus .
Soundtrack by John Scott.
The Plot
The Whistle Blower is based on a novel by John Hale, this film is basically a cold war spy story. Frank Jones (Michael Caine) is a war veteran, he served his country ...
Advantages: Fantastic story for all Disadvantages: None
the relationship.
Evelyn and Ninny are the other pair. Ninny is an old lady, who lives in a nursing house. From her memory the story developed that telling tales about the bigotry she encountered during her youth in 1930s. When Evelyn met Ninny and knew the moving friendship between Idgie and Ruth, she was inspired to do something about her life as well as her relationship with Ninny. At last they are close like a family.
The performances of the four actresses were very good, in particular Jessica Tandy, who plays Ninny and won an Oscar nomination. Incidentally the movie lasts 124 minutes and the DVD is currently available for £4.98 at amazon.co.uk.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the WhistleStop Cafè is one of my favourite movies. I would like to say it's a classical film that could be enjoyed by all especially for intelligent women.
Summary ...
Advantages: Moving story and brilliant performances Disadvantages: None
Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) is an unhappy housewife, whose reached middle-age and feels that her life is going nowhere. It doesn't help that her husband Ed (Gailard Sartain) continually ignores her and his convalescing aunt can't stand her, to the point of throwing objects at her when ever she goes to visit.
It is on one of these visits that a chance meeting with a sprightly old lady, Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy) leads to a surprising friendship. Ninny tales Evelyn a fascinating tale about two women who lived more than 50 years ago, in a little town called WhistleStop, somewhere in Alabama. There was Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson) a wild tomboy with a disregard for authority and her friend Ruth (Mary Louise Parker) who was reserved but with a heart of gold. Together they ran the local café which served good old southern cooking ...
Product Information for "Whistle Stop - London (DVD)" »
Product details
Genre
Special Interest - Travel
Classification
Exempt
Plot
Take a tour around London and see all the sights that make the city one of Europe's most popular destinations.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
DELTA VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT; PINNACLE VISION
Release date
16/02/2004
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
82508
Barcode
4006408825081
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Chapter Points
DVD Description
Take a tour around London and see all the sights that make the city one of Europe's most popular destinations, from the parks, to the theatres and historic buildings.
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