| Actors: David Suchet, Matthew MacFadyen, Paloma Baeza, Cheryl Campbell, Shirley Henderson Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Television Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Love & Romance, Television Studio: BBC Video Format: DVD - Closed-captioned,Subtitled DVD Release Date: 04/30/2002 Release Year: 2002 Run Time: 5hr 0min Number of Discs: 2 SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 6 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages: English |
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  | The Way We Live Now Actors: David Suchet, Matthew MacFadyen, Paloma Baeza, Cheryl Campbell, Shirley Henderson Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Television NR 2002 5hr 0min The Way We Live Now captures the turmoil as the old order is swept aside by the brash new forces of business and finance. Based on the novel by Anthony Trollope, this satire of Victorian society contains all the dynamic el... more » |
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Movie ReviewsBrilliant production! andreas838 | Geneva, Switzerland | 11/22/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "Everything about this BBC production was perfect. In particular, David Suchet shows that he can be much more than Poirot ;-). My wife and I recommend it highly." The Way We Live Now is a feast for those loving a good story C. M Mills | Knoxville Tennessee | 09/11/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "How We Live Now is the 1870s novel written by Anthony Trollope (1815-1882, While Trollope is best known for his Barchester series dealing with the clergy and the Palliser series focusing on Victorian political life this novel of business and family life is considered one of his best novels (and he wrote 47!) Mr. Melmotte is a European schemer who fleeces several prominent men to invest in a bogus railroad company. David Suchet stars in this role (best known for his Hercule Poirot portrayal), The stout and middle aged Suchet plays Melmotte with genius and his presence is strong and memorable. Shirley Henderson playing his abused and lovelorn daugher Marie is very well acted. Her love affair with the cad Felix Carbury is drawn with superb depth in fine acting. The love affair between Hettie Carbury and the engineer Paul Montague (who has an American girfriend Winifred Hurtle who shows up to fight for her man) is very interesting as the triangle love affair is worked out during the course of the 6 hour Masterpiece miniseries. The BBC production is sumptuous! Beautiful period costumes and music add to the sheer enjoyment of this series! Americans are sometimes bored because British programming moves at a sloweer pace than many of our tv programs. They forget that these novels fulfilled the function of a soap opera as their stories were issued in monthly parts. Trollope is not as well known as George Eliot or the inimitable Dickens but any of his novels portrayed on the screen is well worth the time to view it. Congratulations to the BBC and the outstanding cast of this fine film!" Good not great. Christina Boyd | Custer, WA USA | 03/16/2007 (3 out of 5 stars) "I love British period films. And am a huge fan of Matthew Macfadyen. But this film did not satisfy the hype. Every bit of detail was paid -- unfortunately making the entire film drag and leaving me wanting something... Although the story is strong, the cinematography beautiful and much of the dialogue clever, some weaknesses were hard to overcome. For example: Paul Montague's ex-fiance from America... Her southern accent is ridiculous and making her an utterly unbelievable character. Augustus Melmotte, although he reminded me of the Danny Devito's Penguine from Batman, was effectively dark and menacing. But because he is in much of the scenes, his character became strangely redundant, predictable. However, the rest of the cast was excellent. Matthew Macfadyen, as Sir Felix, was hilarious and charming as a cad. As good as this movie was, it could have been so much better had the director been more liberal with the editing... as is, it is extremely long and somewhat repetitive. But fans of period films will be forgiving and enjoy it nonetheless." 5 stars all the way M. Vorms | New York | 07/05/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "I greatly enjoyed watching this on Masterpiece Theatre and I knew that when it came out on DVD, I would have to purchase it. It is a fantastic adaptation of Trollope's tale of the world in the 1870's where greed and corruption as well as nonsense was rampant. It was a delightful comedy that any adult, no matter the age can enjoy."
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