Middlemarch
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Movie Reviews of Middlemarch
Movie Review: A Story of What Happens When "Life" Gets In The Way Of Our Most Noble Plans
Summary: 5 Stars
The story is a little slow to develop, and there isn't one true hero or heroine. There is one wealthy young woman who seeks to make a difference in the lives of the downtrodden people she sees as she rides through the woods to her great home. Others in her class ignore the plight of the people, but she wants to make a difference. A new doctor comes to town and he also has noble ideas, but no money to back it up. One would think that the two of them would fall in love and live happily ever after, but that's not the way the story goes.
She marries a man she apparently loves, only to lose the right to make a difference.
He marries a woman of little brain, who just doesn't get it. She reminds me of David Copperfield's first wife, Dora, but even though she starts out with similar sweetness and character, you'll have to wait to see how that turns out. At times she made me want to shake her. The power of that woman to control, and even possibly bring to ruin, the husband who had so much promise is contrasted to that of Dorthea, a woman of great promise and empathy, who is controlled by her husband to the point that she cannot fulfill her passion to make a difference. She is powerless.
The other characters are interesting, at least an hour or so after you get into the movie and the plot develops a little. The start is slow.
Movie Review: Somewhat Different from the Book but Stands on Its Own Merit
Summary: 5 Stars
As most know, the book Middlemarch was written by George Eliot, penname of Mary Ann Evans Lewes (1819-1880). Although the miniseries is not completely faithful to the book, it is, like so many other BBC miniseries and other BBC programs we have seen on Masterpiece Theater, a marvelously well done story in its own right. In common with all true classics, it contains drama as well as comedy, tragedy as well as lightheartedness; it also has a large number of characters, running a continuum from the silly to the too serious, from the selfish and criminal to the altruistic and those with impeccable intergrity. The BBC has at its command a wonderful group of superb actors, and I detect nary a misstep in their performances. This is one of my favorite novels and this is one of my favorite movies or miniseries, which I have viewed many times. It always brings a pleasurable experience, even though the author, ever true to human nature, does not make a cheery, happy end to every plotline. I recommend the book to everyone who wishes to learn more of people; you will find people in the book similar to some you know yourself. I recommend the DVD for the same reason. It is a masterful telling of a masterful story.Movie Review: Love this adaptation
Summary: 5 Stars
George Eliot is one of my favorite authors of English literature, and my favorite of her novels is Middlemarch.
This 1994 BBC adaptation of Middlemarch is well-cast. Douglas Hodge plays Lydgate, a doctor who arrives in the provincial town of Middlemarch intent on setting up a new hospital. Juliet Aubrey portrays Dorothea, a strong-willed and independent minded woman who is determined to improve lives. When these two young people collide, their lives change in a manner that they had never envisioned. This adaptation, thanks to an excellent script by Andrew Davies (who also penned the script for the glorious 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle) and the great cast, bring the life of a town on the brink of the Industrial Revolution to vivid life. There's also strong performances by Rufus Sewell, Patrick Malahide, etc. `Middlemarch' never plods but engages the viewer's interest with its sense of realism and romance. As a fan of the novel, I was greatly pleased by this adaptation.
Movie Review: Great BBC Movie "Middlemarch"
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed watching this DVD. It has a lot of good different stories in it and when there wasn't anything worth while on my TV I would just put it in and watch it from where I left off at. It kept me entertained for at least a week. I know that a lot of people don't like long movies which would be true if you had to sit threw it all at once. But it had the option to play all or just one part at a time. The movie in itself was very moving. Tells of how sometimes marrying for the wrong reasons that you might think are the right reasons can be unsatisfying and lead to a lonely life. Then the spouse can be very vendictive even in death. She loved her husband but he still was very reserved and unloving up to the end and even in his will. I really did enjoy the other stories in this movie too. It told of the difference in many situations and of how lying can hurt you even when you try to make ammends.Movie Review: Right in line with George Eliot's book
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a lovely DVD. I have currently completed 25% of George Eliot's MiddleMarch and am watching the DVD as I go along. The movie does not yet deviate from the original story as I have found a few other filmings of the classics to do. It is clean and decent, not modernized. The female characters in the book do a fair amount of blushing, which I imagine is impossible to act, but the expressions of the cast express the equivalent in modesty or embarrassment. The casting is very well done - Mr. Brooke is perfect.
The movie is nicely broken down into 6 segments so that you will not have to watch all 420 minutes at once. For the price, it is really quite a steal.