Adam Bede
by Giles Foster
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Actor: Iain Glen, James Wilby, Julia McKenzie, Patsy Kensit, Susannah HarkerDirector: Giles Foster
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-17
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Warner
Movie Reviews of Adam Bede
Movie Review: Wonderful production
Summary: 5 Stars
This production carefully re-creates English countryside life, but they are not country bumpkins, rather they are carefully drawn good and flawed people who pursue their happiness and are often very articulate.
The acting, especially by Iain Glen and Patsy Kensit, is great.
The sets realistically depict the country setting, and the cinematography complements what's happening in the story.
The things the characters say are often astonishingly astute. It's like one pithy comment after another. I guess that's why George Eliot is considered one of the greatest writers. Their observations are still relevant today, as they touch on the heart of human affairs. Example, when something goes wrong one of the characters mentions how "things happen quite contrary" (or something like that), which made me think, "aha, that's 'Murphy's Law' observed 150 years ago."
After watching a masterpiece of a story and production like this, you wonder about the simple-mindedness of much of the other stories we see.
Summary of Adam Bede
Beneath the tranquil surface of George Eliot's tale passions run deep and the bitter gall of betrayal is all too prevalent. Adam Bede is a hard-working carpenter with his heart set on marrying his sweetheart the pretty dairymaid Hetty Sorrel. Unfortunately Hetty's affections are captured by the local squire Arthur Donnithorne.Running Time: 102 min.System Requirements:Run Time: 102 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:?DRAMA Rating:?NR UPC:?794051288127 Manufacturer No:?E2881Adam Bede is the very definition of a brash young man. George Eliot's young English country hero is headstrong and arrogant, and sees the world in black and white--not unlike his 18th-century countrymen, living and (barely) breathing by the strict moral code of the day. In this excellent 1991 BBC adaptation, Adam is played by the appealing Iain Glen, who shows he's as comfortable in a sweeping period drama as he is in popcorn fare like Lara Croft: Tomb Raider or the Resident Evil films. Adam is torn by love and commitment, and once he sets his sights on the fetching farmgirl Hetty (Patsy Kensit), he's convinced Hetty's love for his rich acquaintance Arthur is a sham, and uses force to get Arthur to break off their relationship. But what Adam has set in motion, the world will be reeling from for a very long time: in the wake of his impetuous act lie despair, heartbreak, a secret pregnancy, thoughts of suicide, a nd death. And still, the moral order must be upheld. Glen shows Adam slowly but truly growing up, realizing the consequences of his actions. (It doesn't hurt that he ends up with the lovely Dinah, played by the fabulous Susannah Harker of House of Cards and the 1995 Pride and Prejudice--why on earth has this talented young woman not become a huge star?) Viewing the characters' transgressions through 21st century eyes can make some of the plot lines feel remote--nearly unbelievable--but the all-too-human struggles of people trying to do the right thing will always ring true. --A.T. Hurley
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