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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 23 reviews)
Sales Rank: 34
Category: DVD
Actors: Judi Dench, Philip Glenister, Francesca Annis, Michael Gambon, Lesley Manville
Director: Simon Curtis
Publisher: 2 Entertain Video
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Label: 2 Entertain Video
Format: Colour, Dolby, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 275 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5014503254322
ASIN: B000Z1TYT2
Release Date: February 11, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: November 18, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Thoughts on Cranford April 6, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I wish i had lived in Cranford. Mrs Gaskells story tells us of hard times for many in rural England during the 19th century but also of community,of Class distinction, everyone knowing their place.Change is coming and the people of Cranford face it with courage and some humour, but also tragedies to be faced. This is a fascinating look at life in those times. The BBC production is brilliant, i could watch it forever and probably will!
Really enjoyable April 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is such a good series, i really enjoyed it as did several of my family and friends, it is really good entertainment.
Cranford The Great! March 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This series was, by far, the best DVD that I have bought in the last few years. Judi Dench heads up a stellar cast and every one of the actors does justice to their characters. You cannot help but to be drawn into the eccentricities of the residents of Cranford with all their deep-rooted insecurities and prejudices of their day.
I did not want the series to end because it gave me such pleasurable viewing and transported me into a world far-removed from the one that we currently inhabit. The dialogue was witty and the scenery took my breath away.
Our South African satellite viewing options only incorporates one BBC channel and too many U.S. channels to mention with inane sitcoms and too many reality shows. You Brits really know how to make great movies!
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. March 23, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
What a wonderful production and -in my opinion-one of the best adaptation i ve ever seen!I ve enjoyed it so very much!Wonderful acting and performance from all the actors.I consider it as a real traesure in every way.
Cranford-- wonderful place! March 16, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I ordered this from Amazon UK to be able to view this prior to its U.S. release date. I was not disappointed! Sadly, I had to watch it by myself because my husband didn't think he'd like it. He would have been wrong, by the way. It was exquisite in every way.
I watched it over 2 nights. It's a 5 hour miniseries and it is broken up into five 1 hour-long episodes.
The first 3 hours were very very good. Excellent, even. But the last 2 hours were absolutely perfect.
In Cranford, we meet many of its residents with most of the focus on 2 spinster sisters and their surrounding friends and relatives. Everyone is kind here and look out for their neighbors and generally want to live correctly and do the right thing. Their village has been like this for ages and the citizens have all known eachother since birth. It is an idyllic place and a happy place. They welcome new residents, too, with every bit of friendliness.
Cranford has existed in the same way for years, even though times are changing. A railroad may come through the town and most residents are against this type of change. For with the positive changes-- such as information, goods, and knowledge, there would also be negative changes-- more transients, less safety, etc.
The intertwined story lines here involve the two sisters, class distinctions, entitlements and expectations, a very funny love triangle, and accepting change and modernity.
One of the best stories involves the young son of a poacher (one who kills animals on others' land). The manager of the aristocrat's large estate takes the young boy under his wing and wants to teach him to read and write. The Lady of the estate finds out and believes that those of this underclass should not attempt to learn skills outside their "class". Maybe worse, the boy's father finds out of the boy's desire to read and also disapproves. We find out later that the Lady isn't cold-hearted. On the contrary. She's kind-hearted and full of pain, yet it's difficult for her to recognize the times are changing and that some of her ways must change, too.
When a new handsome doctor moves to town, he immediately falls for Sophy. Sophy returns his admiration, yet so do 2 others who misunderstand his general kindness for more romantic intentions. This culminates in expected confusion, but the outcome is happy at the end.
Those watching Cranford from the beginning may take it to be an old-fashioned chick-flick. It's really not, though. It does focus on the women of Cranford more than the men, but the stories depicted cross gender lines. Change-- industrialization-- is the antagonist here, along with fear of change. However, as new medical practices save several lives, and a member of the trade class saves a member of the Upper class, it's also obvious that change, by itself, isn't bad. It can be positive for everyone involved.
This is a fantastic series. The only disappointment was that it was only five hours! I definitely could have watched another few episodes with the same interest these five held. Beautifully acted, filmed, and scored. The entire film was thoroughly enjoyable.
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