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Daniel Deronda

Daniel Deronda

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SYNOPSIS: George Eliot's accomplished but underrated last novel is effectively, often stirringly, adapted for this 2002 BBC production, which was scripted by old pro Andrew Davies (Middlemarch) and directed with wit and subtlety by Tom Hooper (Cold Feet). Set in the 1870s, Eliot's story concerns two strong-willed young people whose self-determination is under attack by legal constraints on their rights to an inheritance. The noble Daniel (Hugh Dancy) is of dubious birth; the fiery Gwendolen (Romola Garai) can't possess her late father's estate because she's a woman. They are sympathetic to one another, but not lovers: Gwendolen is obliged to marry into wealth and becomes an unhappy bride of the scoundrel Grandcourt (Hugh Bonneville), while Daniel must sort out his feelings about the much-maligned "Jewess," the beautiful Mirah. Despite Garai's somewhat questionable casting, this lengthy drama--evenly divided between the two leads--never lags in insight or passion. --Tom Keogh ABOUT THE DVD: This is a 2 DVD release by JUST ENTERTAINMENT for the DUTCH market (Region 2 PAL format - which is the same as in the UK, so it will play on all standard DVD players in the UK and the rest of Europe - buyers outside of Europe will need a multi-region player in order to view this DVD). The descriptive text on the rear of the packaging is in Dutch and the only subtitles on the discs are Dutch language (which can be switched off, but there are no English subs on the DVDs). The AUDIO is the original ENGLISH language - The film is presented in COLOUR and in WIDESCREEN format and has a total running time of 200 minutes (over the two discs).
Product details
Release Date:
2002
Number of Discs:
1
Publication Date:
2009-02-12
Publisher:
Dvd Dvd
Languages:
Published: Dutch, Original: English
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