The Line of Beauty
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Alice Krige, Carmen du Sautoy, Dan Stevens, Hayley Atwell, Tim McInnerny Brand: Warner Brothers DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 177 minutes DVD Release Date: 2006-10-17 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: BBC Warner |
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Movie Reviews of The Line of Beauty
Movie Review: Clueless in Thatcherland
Summary: 4 Stars
Noteworty, but probably a matter of personal taste, is this 3-part TV miniseries from Britain, "The Line of Beauty," on BBC Video, which is based on the Booker-prize winning novel by Alan Hollinghurst. If you know anything about Thatcher's England in the 1980s, a period of excess that included the introduction of AIDS and the Falklands War, this might appeal to you. But the characters are mostly unsympathetic, and the story lacks cohesion (as in the novel). Nick Guest (get it?) comes to live with the family of an up-and-coming Tory politician who lives to please "The Lady." Nick's entree into this world is the politician's straight son Toby (this thread goes nowhere), but he stays on to look after Toby's dysfunctional sister, Cat (whose name may as well be short for catalyst as for Catherine). There are some grand moments, as when Nick takes Thatcher for a turn on the dance floor, but it all leaves a pretty sour taste in the mouth. Nick goes on to live with the Feddens for four years, at the end of which he is sadder but probably no wiser. The actors do a fine job (Dan Stevens will no doubt go on to do a biopic of Oscar Wilde one day), and there are some pretty weighty issues bandied about, but you'll have to decide for yourself whether you want to invest three hours in the lives of these, ultimately, unattractive and rather clueless people.