Coming Home
by Giles Foster
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Actor: Anneliese Uhlig, David McCallum, Joanna Lumley, Penelope Keith, Peter O'TooleDirector: Giles Foster
Brand: Acorn
Producer: David Cunliffe
Producer: Rikolt von Gagern
Producer: Thomas Mattinson
Producer: Tim Buxton
Producer: Victor Glynn
Writer: John Goldsmith
Writer: Rosamunde Pilcher
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 199 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-03-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
Movie Reviews of Coming Home
Movie Review: An Enjoyable Mini-Epic
Summary: 5 Stars
We watched a rental copy of this movie at the request of my wife who had read the book; I had not and was watching it for the first time without that background. The happy results were that we both so enjoyed the movie that we have decided to buy our own copy. We have discovered that rental is an efficient way of disposing of movies that are not good or just worth one watching tops.
This movie "introduces" the young 13 year old Keira Knightley as the young Judith and I will admit it took some mental adjustment when the Judith character was suddenly played by Emily Mortimer although she also does a compelling job as the older Judith. Having made the adjustment I do not expect to have to do that again.
There are some nude scenes involving sexual situations which make this movie unsuitable for children; I would not show it to any but adults. These scenes are relatively brief and are part of the development of the story.
The relationship between Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis, played by Peter O'Toole and his wife Diana Carey-Lewis, played by Joanna Lumley is handled with touching skill; I was touched by the poignancy of their marriage and their determination to make the best of it.
If you enjoy English drama set during WW II you will likely enjoy this one too; I know we did!
Summary of Coming Home
COMING HOME - DVD Movie"I've only been to Nancherrow once. I thought it was very beautiful, but somehow not part of the real world," says the headmistress of St. Ursula's to young Judith. Judith Dunbar, the heroine of Rosamunde Pilcher's Coming Home, starts her journey at this boarding school when her mother and sister leave to join her father in Singapore. It is here that she first gets to know her soon-to-be lifelong friend, Loveday Carey-Lewis. Through Loveday, Judith is welcomed into the Carey-Lewis family and invited to the majestic estate of Nancherrow.
Coming Home truly shows a fairy-tale England. The beautiful coastal scenery and the flawless posh accents of all the characters make this almost unbelievable. Everyone is so kind, so repentant at the first hint of any mistake, and so happy--even the tragedies have their silver lining. Joanna Lumley and Peter O'Toole's roles as the happy Carey-Lewises hardly tax their acting ability, although they portray this frightfully British upper-class couple exactingly.
As the story progresses through World War II, the saga of Judith Dunbar twists and turns. Not without its tragedy, her life is still enchanted by Nancherrow and its charmed residents, as familiar to her as her own family. Coming Home is not part of the real world, but rather an escape that somehow becomes the one place that feels like home. --Amanda Powter
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