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The Lady and the Duke
Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Lucy Russell
Sony Pictures, 2002
A Gorgeous film about a terrifying time
+ Visually Mesmerizing
+ Rohmer's take on the French Revolution
I loved this film and I highly recommend this beautiful work. I even buy copies to give as gifts to people interested in the period of history.
Murder, violence and destruction of all that has been and existed for centuries is taking place. One can watch this film and feel as if one is actually ...
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A Tale of Two Cities
Dirk Bogarde, Dorothy Tutin
Vid America, 1990
Classic British Version of The Immortal Dickens' Story
+ *Kissing Dirk Bogard*
There have been a number of fine film versions of the famous novel by Charles Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities", stretching right back to the 1917 silent version starring William Farnum and as recently as the 1980's there have been various television productions. However the two versions that stay in ...
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The Affair of the Necklace
Adrien Brody, Paul Brooke
Warner Home Video, 2002
L'affaire du collier
+ Give Alexander Dumas Some Credit!
+ Hillary Swank is awesome in this movie
I think this movie gets me because it is based on a true story, not entirely true, but the necklace scandal, in my opinion did contribute to the french revolution, Hilary is wonderful, I think. The whole movie is wonderful, and sad because you know what happens to the people involved, I would ...
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The Black Book
Robert Cummings, Richard Hart
Alpha Video, 2003
Crammed full of action!
Once more Anthony Mann revealing before us as a director with multiple concerns ; he was a real prism . In this film he focuses his attention on the French Revolution.
Both forces are after possesion of a secret diary containing valuable information. This will be the sparkly starting point to put ...
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A Tale of Two Cities (Masterpiece Theatre, 1989)
James Wilby, Xavier Deluc
Bfs Entertainment, 2001
Worth watching. Worth owning.
+ Brilliantly acted, and faithful to the text
Within my admittedly limited experience, Masterpiece Theater dramatizations of great books are well produced and faithful to the original. This is no exception.
Well, Dickens's famous opening lines, "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times," etc. do not come at the beginning of the ...
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Danton
Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak
Triumph Films, 2000
A Lesson In Movie Making
+ In my opinion: Still the best film to date on the Revolution
+ Tremendous and Tragic
+ Light and dust of history
+ In the Way to the Scaffold.
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Sade
Daniel Auteuil, Marianne Denicourt
Fox Lorber, 2003
Fabulous French Cinema
+ A Refreshing Look at Sade
+ Enslaving Fanaticism & Liberating Nihilism
This review refers to the DVD(Wellspring)edition of "Sade"...
Daniel Auteuil gives a mesmerizing performance as the Marquis de Sade in this wonderful film depicting de Sade's confinement during one of the most violent chapters of French history.
Heads roll(literally) in late 18th century ...
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour
Image Entertainment, 2004
The best version of this classic!
+ Great family movie
+ Great period classic
+ Love this Movie!
+ They seek him here...
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Tale of Two Cities: Literary Masterpieces
Chris Sarandon, Peter Cushing
Live / Artisan, 1996
Spirited production of a classic tale
+ Rare love
+ A Tale of Two Cities
+ A Tale of Two Cities DVD
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Scaramouche
Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker
Warner Home Video, 2003
"But Who Is Scaramouche? And Why Does He Hide His Face Behind a Mask?"
+ This is a Keeper
+ En garde!
+ Scaramouche
+ Exciting Story!
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Marie Antoinette
Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman
Sony Pictures, 2007
"Do you like it with ruffles or without?"
+ Good Movie
And such is the third film by Sofia Coppola in which we follow the lives of lost girls trying to find their way in the mismatched worlds they've been thrown into. In Virgin Suicides, there were the Lisbon sisters, strained by suburbia. In Lost in Translation, we had Charlotte, who'd rather ...
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A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan
Warner Home Video, 2006
A Tale of Two Cities
+ Greatest Version of A Tale of Two Cities Ever!
+ Tale of Two Cities
+ the real gold is near the end of this movie
+ "a far better thing I do"
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon
Madacy Records, 1998
One of the classics
+ Loving SP
+ ONE OF THE BEST!!!!!!
When my son was in junior high, we watched this film together because I'd recently read the book for a college class I was taking. As an adult, he remembered that he had enjoyed it, so I ordered it for him. He loved it once again and has added it to his collection of classic films. It really is ...
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Orphans of the Storm
Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish
Alpha Video, 2003
You'll shiver better without that shawl
+ Sweeping and Romantic
+ A compelling historic drama
+ Great for a silent movie
+ Great historic period piece
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Marie Antoinette
Norma Shearer, Tyrone Power
Warner Home Video, 2006
Very Impressive!
+ "I cannot wear my crown upon my heart."
+ NORMA SHEARER SHINES!!!
+ "Ma-MA, I am to be queen of FRAHNCE!"
+ Amazing!! Exceeded my expectation!!
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