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The Elizabeth Gaskell Collection (DVD, 2008, 7-Disc Set) BBC Judi Dench
Jun 05, 2022
British drama, costumes & light humor at its finest!
NOTE: These aren't just "chick flicks". If you need to unwind from the modern push-button, wireless world, all three of these presentations will lighten your load. As a family, we enjoy watching these period pieces and seeing many of the fine actors that appear in other British-themed shows. The amount of effort put into to these productions really pays off. They're masterfully, artistically rendered adaptations of the original books. With elaborate costuming, of these are filmed on real locations which gives them a solid, realistic space. Let's not forget the humor in all three of these. That's what makes us laugh at the characters. All three point to ourselves and society, how we make mountains out of nothing. As well as prejudging people, our neighbors, and not being objective about our own situations and shortcomings. (This is why Dickens, Jane Austin, et al are still so popular). There is also a sense of right & wrong and that there is still good in the world. This is what gives these a timeless quality. Wives & Daughters: Wonderfully acted story about a doctor and his daughter serving and living in a pretentious hamlet where it's seems they're the only normal people. a place where the family hearth & fireplace were the center of discourse, not filtered social media. Cranford: What more can I say. It's "Golden Girls" in Victorian England. It's full of very familiar actors as well. Don't take it too seriously though. The overt, pretentious feminism is tongue-in-cheek. This adaptation exposes the hypocrisy of this so-called strife. Proving it is a pleasant fiction of our own making. "Return to Cranford" which is not part of this BBC set doesn't have the same energy, but never-the-less, worth a gander. North & South: Is an underplayed "Pride & Prejudice" by any other name. Sans the humor. It's an irony play. The main character Margaret hale, (from bucolic Southern England) finds herself forced to live in the North. At first, she acts in a way that is brash and acerbic. The antithesis of what you'd expect from a genteel, "Southern" lady during that period. She finds herself eventually realizing the people of the North, albeit more business and factory minded, are still human and have subtle graces and qualities--like loyalty and family. The "prides & prejudices" between the two main characters illustrate these man-made misconceptions that still pervade our own times. These fine adaptations are more than entertaining, they highlight something of ourselves with drama and humor. Lastly, if you need little balance from Rambo First Blood, I'd suggest these will do the job.
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