Masterpiece Theatre: Frenchman's Creek
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Actor: Tara Fitzgerald; Anthony Delon; Tim Dutton; James Fleet; Rupert Vansittart; Danny Webb; Richard Bonehill; Jeremy Child; Christian Cloarec; Constantine Gregory; Thierry Harcourt; Michael Jenn; Emma Niven; Patrick Romer; Anna Popplewell; Mika Simmons; Jack Snell; Yorick van Wageningen; Michelle Wesson; Steve JarmanDirector: Ferdinand Fairfax
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: Dutch (Original Language); English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
Movie Reviews of Masterpiece Theatre: Frenchman's Creek
Movie Review: movie without feeling
Summary: 3 Stars
I can't say if this movie followed the book closely or not, because I haven't read the book that I remember. I can only say I thought the movie was lacking in characterization. Somehow by the time the two main characters were supposed to have fallen in love, I just didn't see how that came about. Neither the plot nor the characters conveyed any feeling that the two were falling in love. Lady Dona seemed so hard; there wasn't a lot to like. Her pirate lover just seemed like a pretty face, with not much behind it. Lady Dona's older daughter was portrayed as having a personality disorder or else she was seriously maladjusted from bad parenting. As far as the plot goes, it was as if they had cut some important scenes from the movie. You know, the ones that made you understand the personalities and motivations of the characters. The important characters are just not developed enough to make a real story. Things happen, but why they happen isn't really explained.
Summary of Masterpiece Theatre: Frenchman's Creek
In search of peace and solitude, wealthy Dona St. Columb retreats to her country estate in Cornwall and discovers the exact opposite. Tara Fitzgerald (The Woman in White) and Anthony Delon recreate classic romance in Daphne du Maurier's enduring story of piracy and betrayal.This picaresque bodice-ripper is far more engrossing than one might expect, but then again it has a good pedigree. Based on a novel by Daphne du Maurier, the Restoration-era tale concerns Dona St. Columb (Tara Fitzgerald), a Catholic in the age of William and Mary and a survivor of Cromwell's repression. Married to an older, foolish aristocrat whom she easily manipulates, Dona has cultivated a suggestion of scandal to enhance her natural reputation as a tough, willful, cigarette-puffing Londoner. In an effort to get away from intrigues at the royal court, Dona takes her two children and heads for the family's Cornwall estate, where she hopes to find peace. She soon discovers, however, that French pirates turned patriots have been making use of her land, home, and even housekeeping staff to aid in France's war against Britain. Initially outraged, Dona is soon swayed by the pirates' passion for their cause and feels the absence in herself of a similar authenticity. The solution: join the raiders on their exploits and become the lover of their handsome captain (Anthony Delon). The story hums along most entertainingly and Fitzgerald's focused performance, both harsh and sensuous, provides a sturdy backbone to the drama. Delon mostly smolders, which is enough here, but the terrific supporting cast brings a dimension and color that makes the whole production more than agreeable. The ending is particularly satisfying, ultimately turning Frenchman's Creek into a human adventure that is more than the sum of its swashbuckling parts. --Tom Keogh
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