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North & South 
Actors : Daniela Denby-Ashe, Tim Pigott-Smith, Richard Armitage, Emma Ferguson (II), Travis Oliver
Director : Brian Percival
Studio : BBC Warner
by BBC Warner
Brand : Warner Brothers
Release Date : 2005-11-15
Publisher : BBC Warner
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 2
EAN : 9781419821004
UPC : 794051245328
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 332 reviews)
List Price : $29.98
Our Price : $22.98
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Product Description |
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As the daughter of a middle-class parson Margaret Hale has enjoyed a privileged upbringing in rural southern England. When her father uproots the family to take work in the northern mill town of Milton Margaret is shocked by the dirt the noise and the gruffness of the people but she reserves her highest contempt for the charismatic mill-owner John Thornton.Running Time: 233 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 794051245328 |
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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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Be sure not to miss this compellin love Story |
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I loved the casting and acting and music (written for the movie) of this British costume drama set in mid-19th cenury England. I have already viewed it 5 or 6 times. |
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Exquisite. Eloquent. The best period piece ever filmed. Ever. |
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This series seems like a well-kept secret, and that's a real shame. Hands down, it's the best film series, historical or modern, I've ever seen. The handsome actor John Armitage should have won a boatload of awards for his portrayal of mill owner John Thornton. Such pitch-perfect restraint and righteous indignation -- just as Gaskell wrote him. Some have compared his portrayal of Thornton to Firth's Darcy -- and Firth was good -- but Armitage just burns up the screen. No comparison, so far as I'm concerned. In fact, all the other actors were flawless and perfectly pitched. Kudos to the casting director. All in all, a DVD set you will want to buy, and BBC should rerun -- over and over. This series simply did not get the audience it deserved. Shame on BBC for not promoting it harder. |
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Lovely, lovely movie |
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Such wonderful restraint throughout the movie. Rarely does a story unfurl the way this one does developing the characters making us love and hate and love them again. I can't remember the last time I saw such a beautiful film! |
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Industrial drab setting makes for fiery and captivating story |
This BBC drama is set in drab industrial London; one would think the movie would be just as slow/dreary - but NOT the case!
The lead male is magnetic in his somber yet fiery portayl of the mill "master"... a British Hugh Jackman if you will. The heroine is truly a heroine - and I love that she is not a waif, but a new face, in which she brings her role spirit and courage. And the mother - has the most captivating accent and dark demeanor.
North & South entrenches you in it's dark times of cotton mill industrialism, but uplifts you to see the romance and hope for the common man by the finish. The town's turmoil and unlikely romance make for a fantastic film! |
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Absolutely adored this movie... |
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After viewing this movie, I had to learn all about it's wonderful actor, Mr. Richard Armitage, came to learn that North & South was never meant to even be on DVD, but this was SUCH a hit in England, that the BBC Message board literally CRASHED on the count of all the women who was posting about Thorton/Richard. How funny is that! The ending is purely delightful. Darcy (Pride & Predjiduce) was great, but Thorton is way above, he delivers one kiss you will not soon forget, I would rate the most passionate kiss in a Period Drama scene -Ever to date. |
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