Manor House
by Caroline Ross-Pirie, Nick Murphy
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Actor: Anna Olliff-Cooper, Avril Anson, Guy Olliff-Cooper, John Olliff-Cooper, Jonty Olliff-CooperDirector: Caroline Ross-Pirie, Nick Murphy
Cinematographer: Tony Coldwell
Producer: Caroline Ross-Pirie
Editor: Joanna Lincoln
Editor: Martin Johnson
Producer: Donna Luke
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 360 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-05-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS (Direct)
Movie Reviews of Manor House
Movie Review: One of the best of the House series...
Summary: 5 Stars
Out of all the House DVDs I have so far the best two are Frontier House and Manor House, both produced at the same time, both reacting to 9/11 in their own way, both dealing with the social pressures, gender issues and historical problems of their time period.
Manor House has a family and 12 servants placed in a Manor for 3 months. The time period is the turn of the last Century. The servants are divided into two groups, the upper servants who interact with the family, and the lower servants who are not seen. In fact, if they run into a family member during their duties they sometimes stand in the corner and pretend not to be there. The Butler is Mr. Edgar who seems to be the most interesting person on the whole show.
His grandfather was also a Butler and Mr. Edgar seems to have absorbed much of the ideals, or at least character, of his grandfather. Silent, strong, never seeming to step out of character, he is a refreshing change to many of the whining 21st Century people who are always stepping out of their position in the shows to prove how much of a HERO they are. BLAH!
I can't decide if the Tutor had real problems or was just paranoid because I barely get to see him. He appears on and off. I don't remember seeing him in half the episodes.
I kind of liked the Chef. He was hyper and anger half the time but he seemed to know his stuff and sometimes had interesting insight.
Most of the people in the Manor House stay in character as best they can. Or they leave. A few, like Mr. Edgar, were truly focused on doing their best and learning. The family, the Olliff-Cooper family, seem to step into the roles without a problem. Funny enough, while they do show some insight during their time there I think only the two sons really come away with any real insight. I think Jonathan got the most out of it.
There is romance, parties, a lovely house, humor, sadness, and even a ghost - but that could be somebody just freaking out in a new house. Yes, there is a romance between two of the servants but you wonder how much of the bond was real love or the pressure of working in such a setting - fighting the system, the hard work, the need for somebody to turn to with their troubles. Once they left the Manor, into the real world, would the relationship hold? Unlike the PBS versions of the House series the Manor House had no follow-up two to three months later.
There are extras in the form of more Edwardian House Diaries. I suggest waiting till watching all the episodes before watching them. They are somewhat revealing.
Full five stars out of five. If you have never seen the House series before this would be a great DVD set to start with.
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