DVD : North & South
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9781419821004
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1419821008
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 15, 2005
Running Time: 233 minutes
Sales Rank: 1087
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: July 02, 2005
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DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Commentary on Episodes 1 and 4 by producer Kate Bartlett, director Brian Percival and writer Sandy Welch
Biographies:Cast bios
Deleted Scenes
Interviews:Specially recorded interview with Richard Armitage
Production Notes
Amazon.com:
North & South is a splendid, four-hour adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's 19th century novel about an unlikely, and somewhat star-crossed, love between a middle-class young woman from England's cultivated south and an intemperate if misunderstood industrialist in a hardscrabble, northern city. Daniela Denby-Ashe plays Margaret Hale, forthright and strong-willed daughter of a former vicar (Tim Pigott-Smith) who relocates his family from a pastoral village outside London to unforgiving, largely illiterate Milton, a factory town where John Thornton (Richard Armitage) and his mother (Sinead Cusack), survivors of poverty, rule their cotton mill with an iron hand. Thornton befriends Margaret's father but incurs her wrath for his severity with his workers. What she doesn't notice is Thornton's core sense of responsibility for his employees' welfare. On the other hand, he misinterprets some of Margaret's own actions and intentions. Equally stubborn, the two drag out their obvious attraction over many painful months and events.
North & South's two leads are both very good, though Armitage's brooding, penetrating performance may very well be considered a classic one day. There are other wonders in the cast: Cusack and Pigott-Smith are superb, and Brendan Coyle is memorable as a firebrand union organizer who ultimately becomes an ally to a softening Thornton. The miniseries script by Sandy Welch is a persuasive mix of historical context and character study. Brian Percival's direction is full of moments that linger in the imagination, such as the winter-dream look of a busy cotton mill, with thousands of snowy fibers floating in the air. --Tom Keogh
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North and South was a class production from beginning to end. The actors (most of whom I did not know) were excellent and well-cast, especially Richard Armitage and Sinead Cusack. The story was engaging, educational, and well-developed. The scenery and props were wonderful! I rate it a 10 out of 10.
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This is so wonderfully romantic. I am a huge P&P fan, but Richard Armitage knocked me right off my Darcy obsession...at least for awhile!!! This is my favorite movie of all time. Bar none.
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Elizabeth Gaskell who wrote the book in the early 1800s that this movie was created from is an exciting find for fans of Charles Dickens and Jane Austin. She treats all of her characters with humor and compassion, and this movie is a moving adaptation of her work. Beautiful and historically accurate costuming. This movie is a new favorite.
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[...]It totally sucked me in and I ended up watching the whole thing! Of course, since youtube isn't exactly the preferred way of viewing films, I had to get the DVD. I'm a total diehard Pride and Prejudice fan (the BBC version, obviously), and I must say that this is a serious rival for my affections. It's a little darker and more somber than P&P, but is equally well-done. The cinematography is beautiful, artistic and effective and really conveyed that period in time, while the score perfectly captures the mood of the piece. And of course, it goes without saying that all the acting is superb. They really chose the right people to play each and every character. Without knowing anything about this piece, I found the storyline to be completely compelling and engaging, with humor, tragedy and drama taking place in an uncertain and exciting time in British history. I'm not going to give any of the story away, so you'll just have to see for yourself! BBC does it again. Just wish they gave it more exposure-it's definitely worthy of it! Wonderful film.
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This is a very moving series. It is very well acted.I do not regret
having spent my money on this DVD.
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