Dandelion Dead
by Mike Hodges
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Actor: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Michael Kitchen, Peter Vaughan, Sarah MilesDirector: Mike Hodges
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Gerry Fisher
Editor: Malcolm Cooke
Producer: Patrick Harbinson
Producer: Sarah Wilson
Writer: Michael Chaplin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 203 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-08-27
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: 91844
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Product features:
- England, 1921. The serenity of a small country town is about to be shattered by a shockiing revelation about one of its leading citizens. A family will be ruined. A private matter will become a case of great public interest. Life seems good for Major Herbert Armstrong. he is a respected solicitor with a country estate, the love of his three children and a dvout pride in both his life and his garde
Movie Reviews of Dandelion Dead
Movie Review: Chilling and Compelling
Summary: 5 Stars
Dramas based on true stories are often more strange than fiction. "Dandelion Dead" is an unforgettable miniseries that chronicles the life of Major Herbert Armstrong, a British solicitor living in the early part of the 20th century. Major Armstrong was convicted of the murder of his wife Catherine in 1921.
This miniseries is enthralling from the very beginning. Superb characterization is employed to make true people shine in their foibles and good points. Armstrong is shown as a downtrodden husband whom you can easily empathize with. However, as the story progresses, he becomes more erratic and unpredictable. Therefore, the viewer is glad when he receives his just desserts.
The acting in this movie is marvelous! Michael Kitchen is unsurpassable is Armstrong, bringing a vulnerability to this complex person. As he prepares the arsenic-laced cocoa and tea for his wife, the viewer is repelled, but he/she is also secretly proud of the henpecked man for standing up for his rights. Of course, when one says this, it sheds light on his/her secret dark desires. Sarah Miles does brilliant work as the repulsive Catherine, and shee, too, gives emotional depth to an otherwise irredeemable character. Toward the end of the first part of the miniseries, you see this character begin to change, so you tend to have mixed emotions about her fate. The other performers are equally brilliant.
I strongly recommend this brilliant movie. Happy viewing, and God bless.
Summary of Dandelion Dead
England 1921. The serenity of a small country town is about to be shattered by a shockiing revelation about one of its leading citizens. A family will be ruined. A private matter will become a case of great public interest. Life seems good for Major Herbert Armstrong. he is a respected solicitor with a country estate the love of his three children and a dvout pride in both his life and his garden. But every landscape has its challenges - and so does every life. In Herbert's otherwise pristine garden it's a bad case of dandelions. In his life the problems are twofold. Firstly thre's his wife. Katharine has become bad-termpered and domineering not in the least afraid to shame Herbert in public. Then there's the business. A series of unfortuante financial arrangements and the arrival in town of Oswald Martin a young ambitious rival has turned Henry's good fortune upside down. The solution to the dandelion problem is straightforward: small delicately placed servings of Arsenic will see an end to them. But what is Herbert to do about his nagging wife and the upstart Oswald.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 026359184420Similar DVD Movies
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