The Clandestine Marriage

The Clandestine Marriage
by Christopher Miles

The Clandestine Marriage
Our Price: $17.98
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $1.95 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases


(Click here)
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada

DVD Cover Information

Actor: Joan Collins, Nigel Hawthorne, Timothy Spall
Director: Christopher Miles
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-11-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Ventura Distribution

Movie Reviews of The Clandestine Marriage

Movie Review: Interesting comedy of errors.
Summary: 3 Stars

I had great expectations of this film due to my great interest in Cimarosa's operatic adaption of this play, "Il matrimonio segreto". The acting was top notch, the farce and satire well played if a little on the gentle side for a Rococo comedy of errors such as this. Collins did a great job in her role as the overbearing aunt but the performance was tainted by what sounded like a re-dub of her lines in post production. The production itself, from costumes, to interiors, to the exterior gardens is respectful of the times. The narrative action propels forward relatively well with little to no hold-ups.

In conclusion, I would have to say that my expectations where a bit over stretched. I prefer Cimarosa's adaption to this film because of the poignancy that this composer is able to place on the imbroglio of the plot. Even though there are far less characters in "Il matrimonio segreto " and the action is thinned by recitative and show piece aria's, the theatricality of opera allows for developmental scenes like the fist and second finales that you can't quite reproduce in this kind of film. Therefore I would suggest that anyone who enjoys this classic play give Cimarosa's opera a go; you may be surprised at how much you enjoy it as well.

Art House & International DVD Video

DVD Video
Movies most talked about in Historical Costumes on DVD part I
Camille Claudel ImageCamille Claudel
Release date: 2001-01-23; DVD
Best price: $7.50
Price in other shops: $14.98
Immortal Beloved ImageImmortal Beloved
Sony; Release date: 1999-10-05; DVD
Best price: $6.53
Price in other shops: $14.94
The Clandestine Marriage ImageThe Clandestine Marriage
Release date: 2001-11-27; DVD
Best price: $2.33
Price in other shops: $17.98
Amadeus ImageAmadeus
Warner Brothers; Release date: 1997-12-17; DVD
Best price: $11.33
Price in other shops: $19.97
Valmont ImageValmont
Release date: 2002-09-17; DVD
Best price: $6.78
Price in other shops: $14.98
Dangerous Liaisons ImageDangerous Liaisons
Warner Brothers; Release date: 1997-10-29; DVD
Best price: $8.05
Price in other shops: $14.98
The Last King - The Power and the Passion of Charles II ImageThe Last King - The Power and the Passion of Charles II
A&E; Release date: 2004-04-27; DVD
Best price: $5.98
Price in other shops: $24.95
Restoration ImageRestoration
Release date: 1999-08-03; DVD
Best price: $8.04
Price in other shops: $9.99
Lorna Doone ImageLorna Doone
Release date: 2001-05-29; DVD
Best price: $12.08
Price in other shops: $24.95
Leaders in Battle - Oliver Cromwell ImageLeaders in Battle - Oliver Cromwell
Release date: 2007-03-27; DVD
Best price: $9.04
Price in other shops: $19.99
Similar DVD Movies
The Inheritance ImageThe Inheritance
Release date: 2004-12-07; DVD
Best price: $2.23
Price in other shops: $6.99
Under the Greenwood Tree ImageUnder the Greenwood Tree
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2006-04-25; DVD
Best price: $12.81
Price in other shops: $19.98
The Duchess ImageThe Duchess
PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2008-12-27; DVD
Best price: $10.98
Price in other shops: $19.99
Emma ImageEmma
BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO; Release date: 1999-01-05; DVD
Best price: $4.81
Price in other shops: $14.99
An Ideal Husband ImageAn Ideal Husband
BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2000-01-18; DVD
Best price: $4.82
Price in other shops: $14.99
Cranford ImageCranford
WARNER HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2008-05-20; DVD
Best price: $20.40
Price in other shops: $34.98
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall ImageThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2008-04-15; DVD
Best price: $8.94
Price in other shops: $14.98
Little Dorrit ImageLittle Dorrit
WARNER HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2009-04-28; DVD
Best price: $33.66
Price in other shops: $49.98
The Madness of King George ImageThe Madness of King George
Release date: 2001-06-05; DVD
Best price: $5.39
Price in other shops: $14.98
Triumph of Love ImageTriumph of Love
Release date: 2002-10-29; DVD
Best price: $13.92
Price in other shops: $19.99
Compare prices and read customer reviews for more than one million DVD titles.
Oscar 2005 Winners