DVD: Jennifer Ehle

DVD: Jennifer Ehle

DVD:

Jennifer Ehle

Stephen Fry, Jude Law

Sony Pictures, 2002

Top Drawer!
Stephen Fry portrays Oscar Wilde brilliantly, with charm, sensitivity, and poignancy in this beautifully crafted film. Jude Law is properly aristocratic and arrogant in his role as Wilde's disastrous choice of paramours. The performances of the supporting cast, which ...

Pride and Prejudice (10th Anniversary Collector's Set) (A&E, 1996)

Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle

A&E Home Video, 2006

The Quintessential Adaptation!!!!
This is by far the best adaptation of the classic novel that I have ever seen! The first time that I saw this movie on A&E 10 years ago I fell in love with it before I had read the book. I was afraid to read the book at first because it has always been my experience ...

The Camomile Lawn

Felicity Kendal, Paul Eddington

Acorn Media, 2006

A stellar cast makes for an engaging period drama
My grand aunt recommended Mary Wesley's books to me recently and I was quickly engaged by her well-written stories. When I learned that The Camomile Lawn had also been adapted for TV, I knew I had to watch it and I wasn't disappointed. The period drama makes for an ...

Pride & Prejudice [Blu-ray]

Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle

A&E HOME VIDEO

A man in possession of a good fortune
Of all the Jane Austen movies, the 1996 miniseries "Pride and Prejudice" stands head and shoulders above the rest. In fact, it's a pretty brilliant miniseries all on its own, remaining faithful to the original comedy of manners but never letting fidelity slow it to ...

Before the Rains

John Standing, Linus Roache

Lions Gate, 2008

Beautiful cinematography
Before the Rains is an enjoyable movie with everything going for it. Breathtaking visuals complimented with good acting and a strong storyline makes it a winner. There may be some scenes which wouldn't make much sense to a Western mind but I do think the movie is true ...

Pride and Prejudice - The Special Edition (A&E, 1996)

Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle

A&E Home Video, 2001

The Quintessential Adaptation!!!!
This is by far the best adaptation of the classic novel that I have ever seen! The first time that I saw this movie on A&E 10 years ago I fell in love with it before I had read the book. I was afraid to read the book at first because it has always been my experience ...

Backbeat (Collector's Edition)

Stephen Dorff, Sheryl Lee

Gramercy Pictures, 2005

The long and winding road to fame
This is the story of the early trials and tribulations of John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe, art students and rock musicians from Liverpool. They were scrappy trouble-makers when they formed the Beatles with Paul, George, and Pete Best and went to play in the shabby ...

Paradise Road

Glenn Close, Frances McDormand

20th Century Fox, 2001

Paradise Road,
This is a movie I saw and loved so much that I bought a copy, after telling friends about it, and loaning it the inevitable happend........I never got it back. So I bought another copy and yes, it's that good. When I first started to watch the movie, I thought about a ...

Possession

Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart

Universal Studios, 2003

Undiscovered gem
A Film I first saw in a little independent cinema in the Somerset city of Bath, expecting nothing, but finding my heart bursting from its seams as the film unfolded. A young American apprentice (Aaron Eckhart) finds himself amongst the snobbery of English literature ...

Sunshine

Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris

Paramount, 2001

Great story
Long but good. Shows how lucky Americans are to live in a stable environment.

Backbeat [Region 2]

Stephen Dorff, Sheryl Lee

Gramercy Pictures

The long and winding road to fame
This is the story of the early trials and tribulations of John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe, art students and rock musicians from Liverpool. They were scrappy trouble-makers when they formed the Beatles with Paul, George, and Pete Best and went to play in the shabby ...

The Russell Girl - Hallmark Hall of Fame

Jennifer Ehle, Elizabeth Mastrantonio, 2008

The role of blame
Hallmark Hall of Fame films have the well-deserved reputation of being tearjerkers, and this film does not deviate from that classic Hallmark formula. Thematically, this film probes the role of guilt and blame and tacitly questions whether guilt and blame serve any ...

Alpha Male
Ewan Stewart, Mark Heap

THINKFILM, 2008

Alpha Male is a story of family life great love and devastating loss. Jim Ferris is the alpha male warm charismatic and successful he is the consummate provider for his wife Alice and children Jack and Elyssa. It feels as though nothing can touch the idyllic world he has created. But when he dies suddenly grief jealousy and dysfunction fill the ...

The River King

Liam Cyr, Colin Rogers (III)

First Look Pictures, 2006

-------Kept me guessing until the end-------
This was a really good story and it's remained in the back of my mind since I watched it! Edward Burns, in the starring role, gives an outstanding performance as Detective Abel Grey. The setting is a small New England town where a private prep school seems to be the ...