The Heart of Me
|
DVD Cover Information Actor: Eleanor Bron, Helena Bonham Carter, Luke Newberry, Olivia Williams, Paul Bettany Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan Brand: Hart Sharp Video Producer: David M. Thompson Producer: Gary Tuck Producer: Keith Evans Producer: Martin Pope Producer: Paul Federbush Writer: Lucinda Coxon Writer: Rosamond Lehmann DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 96 minutes DVD Release Date: 2005-04-01 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Sundance Channel Home Entertainment |
| New | New Usually ships in 1-2 business days | $5.99 | ||
| Used | Used Usually ships in 1-2 business days | $4.90 |
Your purchase is protected by the A-to-z Safe Buying Guarantee. Amazon.com automatically transfers your payment to the merchant so you'll never need to pay a merchant directly. Amazon.com A-to-z Safe Buying Guarantee covers both the delivery of your item and its condition upon receipt.
Movie Reviews of The Heart of Me
Movie Review: Terribly English...spit-spot,chin up Period drama that the actors make excel
Summary: 5 Stars
Honestly, I don't think that there is anything terrifically original or different about Lucinda Coxon's screenplay THE HEART OF ME. 1936,London.Rickie is married to Madeleine.It is socially a good match,but Rickie loves Madeleine's "Bohemian " sister,Dinah.An affair begins and no one wins...all get hurt.Chin up...press on,don't you know...ENGLISH!(I am UK descent, so I know!)
BUT...the acting strengths of Paul Bettany as the tortured Rickie,Olivia Williaws as the devoted and controlling Madeleine, and Helena Bonham-Carter as Dinah are all so uniformly inhabiting the strengths and weaknesses of their characters, that this BBC Prod is far,far better than it might have been otherwise.Bettany (before his stint as Silas in The Da Vinci Code (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) is IMO the find in this film.He is so utterly sensitive and vulnerable as Rickie, which is frankly refreshing for an Englishman in an English Period Piece.The sisters have their own wounds to heal, but it is Bettany that really impresses in HEART OF ME.
The DVD extras are limited, but the commentary is quite insightful from director Thaddeus O'Sullivan.
The lush romantic soundtrack by Nicholas Hooper, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Widescreen Edition) as well as his up and coming soundtrack for the final HARRY POTTER, is expressive and almost co-stars in this pert 96 minute SHOWTIME ORIGINAL.Loved it!