A Morbid Taste for Bones
by Sebastian Graham Jones
List Price:
Our Price: $14.99
You Save: $5.00 (25%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $5.27 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Derek Jacobi, Julian Firth, Mark Charnock, Michael Culver, Terrence HardimanDirector: Sebastian Graham Jones
Brand: Acorn
Writer: Simon Burke
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 78 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-10-31
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
Movie Reviews of A Morbid Taste for Bones
Movie Review: Amazing Use of Color
Summary: 5 Stars
We've enjoyed most of the Cadfael episodes, but were not expecting the "atmosphere" that the director created in this episode. The Welsh characters were grubbier, which was great, but the use of color was amazing. In particular the lead actress was very engaging, and colors were used to highlight her presence. Very impressive staging!
Summary of A Morbid Taste for Bones
Studio: Acorn Media Release Date: 10/30/2001 Run time: 75 minutesA medieval Benedictine monk with a penchant for solving mysteries using deductive reasoning, Brother Cadfael, as expertly portrayed by actor Derek Jacobi in a series of programs produced for British television, tackles a murder case that grows out of a search for the bones of a martyred saint. Traveling from the Abbey of Shrewsbury to Wales after a young monk claims to have had a vision of the martyred St. Winifred, Cadfael and his fellow monks locate the holy relics, which they hope to return to their own abbey. The locals, however, insist that their beloved saint's bones shall remain in Wales, and the monks find themselves being thwarted by a proud Welsh lord who is soon found murdered. The suspicious locals point fingers at the English monks and at a young man in love with the lord's daughter. Cadfael, with the help of a beautiful and plucky heroine (played by Anna Friel), finally figures it all out and justice is ultimately done. The plot has some intelligent and unexpected twists, and fine acting from the supporting cast provides a solid complement to Jacobi's understated performance as the detective monk. Also worth noting is the artfully rendered historical ambience that makes this film, like others featuring Brother Cadfael, worthwhile even for those who don't generally watch mysteries. --Robert J. McNamara
Art House & International DVD Video
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in medieval mysteries
The Cadfael CollectionAcorn; Release date: 2005-01-04; DVD
Best price: $89.47
Price in other shops:
Brother Cadfael, Set 4 (The Pilgrim of Hate / The Potter's Field / The Holy Thief)Release date: 2003-01-07; DVD
Best price: $30.18
Price in other shops:
Brother Cadfael, Set 3 (The Rose Rent, A Morbid Taste for Bones, The Raven in the Foregate)Acorn; Release date: 2002-02-26; DVD
Best price: $28.00
Price in other shops:
Brother Cadfael, Set 2 (The Virgin in the Ice, The Devil's Novice, St. Peter's Fair)Acorn; Release date: 2001-07-10; DVD
Best price: $27.25
Price in other shops:
Brother Cadfael, Set 1 (One Corpse Too Many / The Sanctuary Sparrow / The Leper of St. Giles / Monk's Hood)Acorn; Release date: 2004-01-06; DVD
Best price: $36.17
Price in other shops:
Brother Cadfael - The Pilgrim of HateRelease date: 2002-06-04; DVD
Best price: $12.53
Price in other shops:
Brother Cadfael - The Potter's FieldRelease date: 2002-08-13; DVD
Best price: $10.99
Price in other shops:
Cadfael - The Holy ThiefRelease date: 2003-01-07; DVD
Best price: $11.58
Price in other shops:
Brother Cadfael - The Raven in the ForegateRelease date: 2001-10-30; DVD
Best price: $10.99
Price in other shops:
Cadfael - St. Peter's FairRelease date: 2001-07-10; DVD
Best price: $9.99
Price in other shops:
Similar DVD Movies
Brother Cadfael - The Potter's FieldRelease date: 2002-08-13; DVD
Best price: $12.54
Price in other shops:
Cadfael - Monk's HoodAcorn; Release date: 2003-03-25; DVD
Best price: $12.53
Price in other shops:
Brother Cadfael - The Pilgrim of HateRelease date: 2002-06-04; DVD
Best price: $12.76
Price in other shops:
Brother Cadfael - The Raven in the ForegateRelease date: 2001-10-30; DVD
Best price: $11.84
Price in other shops:
Cadfael - St. Peter's FairRelease date: 2001-07-10; DVD
Best price: $7.83
Price in other shops:
Cadfael - One Corpse Too ManyAcorn; Release date: 2004-01-06; DVD
Best price: $11.83
Price in other shops:
Brother Cadfael - The Virgin in the IceRelease date: 2000-06-27; DVD
Best price: $11.94
Price in other shops:
Brother Cadfael - The Rose RentRelease date: 2002-02-26; DVD
Best price: $12.63
Price in other shops:
Brother Cadfael - The Devil's NoviceRelease date: 2000-08-29; DVD
Best price: $11.84
Price in other shops:
Cadfael - The Holy ThiefRelease date: 2003-01-07; DVD
Best price: $12.36
Price in other shops: