North & South | Daniela Denby-Ashe, Tim Pigott-Smith | Exquisite. Eloquent. The best period...

North & South | Daniela Denby-Ashe, Tim Pigott-Smith | Lovely, lovely movie

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North & South

	North & South Daniela Denby-Ashe, Tim Pigott-Smith BBC Warner, 2005 average customer review:based on 334 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

As the daughter of a middle-class parson Margaret Hale has enjoyed a privileged upbringing in rural southern England. When her father uproots the family to take work in the northern mill town of Milton Margaret is shocked by the dirt the noise and the gruffness of the people but she reserves her highest contempt for the charismatic mill-owner John Thornton.Running Time: 233 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 794051245328

Exquisite. Eloquent. The best period piece ever filmed. Ever.

This series seems like a well-kept secret, and that's a real shame. Hands down, it's the best film series, historical or modern, I've ever seen. The handsome actor John Armitage should have won a boatload of awards for his portrayal of mill owner John Thornton. Such pitch-perfect restraint and righteous indignation -- just as Gaskell wrote him. Some have compared his portrayal of Thornton to Firth's Darcy -- and Firth was good -- but Armitage just burns up the screen. No comparison, so far as I'm concerned. In fact, all the other actors were flawless and perfectly pitched. Kudos to the casting director. All in all, a DVD set you will want to buy, and BBC should rerun -- over and over. This series simply did not get the audience it deserved. Shame on BBC for not promoting it harder.

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Lovely, lovely movie

Such wonderful restraint throughout the movie. Rarely does a story unfurl the way this one does developing the characters making us love and hate and love them again. I can't remember the last time I saw such a beautiful film!

All-time favorite

The characters--especially John Thornton and Margaret Hale--really came to life in this four-hour BBC mini-series. It captured the tense socio-economic climate of the 1850s that serves as a backdrop to the love story. This, along with the chemistry between the actors, and the beautiful costumes and sets, helped provide a texture of richness and realism. Casting, direction and screenplay are perfect. It made me want to read the book. Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South is now one of my best-loved novels and this mini-series, an all-time favorite.

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Be sure not to miss this compellin love Story

I loved the casting and acting and music (written for the movie) of this British costume drama set in mid-19th cenury England. I have already viewed it 5 or 6 times.

If you like Jane Austen you will like this movie

In this day and age a movie like this is rare, except a few Jane Austen movies. This movie is clean but deeply romantic. All about the importance of living an honororable life. This movie has some "Pride and Prejudice" under tones. I recomend this movie to someone who considers themselves a Jane Austen movie fan. It does have a different kind of plot then Austen movies.So do not expect it to be the same- but simaliar. Enjoy!!!!!!!!

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