Brother Cadfael, Set 4 (The Pilgrim of Hate / The Potter's Field / The Holy Thief)

Brother Cadfael, Set 4 (The Pilgrim of Hate / The Potter's Field / The Holy Thief)
by Sebastian Graham Jones

Brother Cadfael, Set 4 (The Pilgrim of Hate / The Potter's Field / The Holy Thief)
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Actor: Derek Jacobi, Julian Firth, Mark Charnock, Michael Culver, Terrence Hardiman
Director: Sebastian Graham Jones
Writer: Simon Burke
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 225 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-01-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media

Movie Reviews of Brother Cadfael, Set 4 (The Pilgrim of Hate / The Potter's Field / The Holy Thief)

Movie Review: Best of the Four
Summary: 5 Stars

High production values, taut story telling and realism - this series excels. I'm a huge Brother Cadfael fan and I loved all of them, I liked this one the best. If you love intensely told, well crafted drama with all of the historically tough realism of a troubled England in the throes of civil war, during an age lit by fire and superstition, you will be fascinated by series 4. The camera work is excellent, incidentally, and the characterizations spot on - Jerome, in the book series, does worse things than he ever did in any of these dramatizations, but he's his wonderfully annoying self, and Prior Robert takes his lumps, but you find at last that he has his own row to hoe, and it's not a very easy one. A soup?on of sympathy for poor Robert Pennant, knee deep in dirty humanity. I like Anthony Green's Hugh almost as well as Sean Pertwee's. It goes without saying that Sir Derek is superb.

The Potter's Field is particularly well crafted in my opinion, with an ending of surprising honour.

Not for those who want 'cozy as a teapot' stories.

Summary of Brother Cadfael, Set 4 (The Pilgrim of Hate / The Potter's Field / The Holy Thief)

The Pilgrim of Hate
Brother Cadfael, the Sherlock Holmes of the medieval world, discovers a corpse among the parade of the infirm and diseased taking refuge in the abbey on "Cripples Day." Thieves and con men ply their trades among the pilgrims so there is no shortage of suspects, but a few personalities leap from the crowd, namely a bitter young man accompanied by his pickpocket sister and a dying pilgrim making the trek barefoot while his pious brother pushes him along. The struggle between faith and dogma that rings through all of the Cadfael mysteries takes center stage in this story. The piety of the more judgmental Brothers of the Order comes across as hypocritical in their dealings with the unwashed peasants (who are, much to the monks' dismay, detained within the abbey walls during the investigation), but even their intolerance pales next to Cadfael's terrible discovery in the murder.

The Potter's Field
The brothers of the Shrewsbury monastery are doing some innocent backyard plowing when they turn up a murder victim's corpse--perhaps that of the former wife of their own Brother Ruald. Shrewsbury boils with rumors and accusations as a civil war devastates the countryside. The Potter's Field is a terrific mystery, filled with compelling human drama as well as a knotty riddle with a shocking solution. The production has an authentic feel, showing both the practicalities and the squalor of medieval life, and the direction artfully enhances the story. The acting is excellent across the board, with Jacobi's surehanded embodiment of Cadfael leading the way. This is an excellent, satisfying mystery.

The Holy Thief
Suspicion falls on the holy, the holier-than-thou, and the unholy when the sacred relics of Saint Winifred are stolen from the abbey and the pious prior of a fallen monastery and a greedy land baron both lay claim to them. Kidnapping, the jewel robbery, and murder only complicate the efforts of Brother Cadfael to separate holy miracle from worldly conspiracy. Derek Jacobi fills Brother Cadfael with a warmth to match his logic and a passion for justice that stands in contrast to the often fatal superstition of his world (trial by water as binding law). This episode is one of the darkest and most interesting entries in the series. --Sean Axmaker

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