Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance
starring: Jenny Seagrove, Barry Bostwick, Deborah Kerr, Dominic Guard, Gayle Hunnicutt
directed by: Don Sharp
directed by: Don Sharp
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781569385180
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1569385181
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Acorn Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 09, 2002
Running Time: 312 minutes
Sales Rank: 10156
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: November 25, 1984
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Determined to ruin the upper-class Fairley family who wronged her, Emma Harte (Jenny Seagrove) aims to become one of the richest women in the world. Although anachronistic for a woman born around 1890, it is exhilarating to watch her think and act like a contemporary woman with the benefits of late-20th-century feminism. In just over five hours, this Emmy-nominated version of Barbara Taylor Bradford's bestselling novel A Woman of Substance traces Emma's life from overworked Yorkshire maid to the triumphant 79-year-old matriarch (Deborah Kerr) of a vast business empire.
Married twice, but only truly loving a man she could never marry, Emma devotes herself to building her business empire. Surrounded by a loyal few, including Irishman Blackie O'Neill (Liam Neeson), Emma lives her life as a strong, uncompromising protagonist similar to Gone with the Wind's Scarlett O'Hara in a social environment reminiscent of Upstairs, Downstairs. Her life is a sort of feminist retrospective on the social issues of 1890s-to-1930s England--poverty, illegitimate children, illness, anti-Semitism, World War I, whether to marry for security or passion, the role of women in the workplace, and such--making A Woman of Substance a historical and inspiring film to watch. --Tara Chace
Average Rating: 
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- Excellent MovieThis Movie is very moving in all aspects. It encourages you to work hard in order to reach your dreams ... Read More
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- Woman of SubstanceThis rendering of an early work by Barbara Taylor Bradford is set in Yorkshire, lent authenticity by the ... Read More
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- A Woman of SubstanceExcellent movie. However, some scenes were not appropriate for young children/pre-teens. A well thought ... Read More
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- Please...Read the book first! But this movie is fantastic! Liam Nieson is a perfect Blackie!
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- a pretty good mini-series but the all the male casts, except Liam Neeson and those older ones, were too weak and wimpy, even that devilish ... Read More
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