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Little Lord Fauntleroy

starring: George Baker, Betsy Brantley, Michael Benz, Bernice Stegers, John Castle
directed by: Andrew Morgan

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0014381297829
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Homevision
Manufacturer: Homevision
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Homevision
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 14, 2006
Running Time: 360 minutes
Sales Rank: 22179
Studio: Homevision
Theatrical Release Date: July 14, 1995



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Description:
Plucked from poverty-stricken 1879 New York, kind and compassionate Cedric Errol (Michael Benz) is summoned by his hard-hearted grandfather (George Baker) to 'live among the swells' in England as Lord Fauntleroy, the future Earl of Dorincourt. This engaging feature-length version of the lavish BBC miniseries captures all the heart of Francis Hodgson Burnett's classic story of redemption that has captivated generations of readers.

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If Little Lord Fauntleroy is a crusty, curmudgeonly sort of book, the BBC film adaptation is even crustier. For here, among these 100 overstarched and often overacted minutes, are more frown lines, furrowed brows, and pasty complexions than you can shake a Victorian walking stick at. It's not that the story isn't compelling. True to the Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, a humble and kindly 10-year-old boy living a hardscrabble life alongside his widowed mother in 1870s New York is dispatched by England's Earl of Dorincourt, his dreary and shrunken-hearted though fabulously wealthy grandfather, to claim his title--he shall be Lord Fauntleroy. This is to the old man's distaste, as he is of the opinion that unmannered scum dwells across the pond. Worse for young Cedric, his mother is relegated to a cottage outside the castle, where he is to live. Predictably, the ingenuous lad, a real gee-whiz kind of a kid, soon lights a fire beneath his grandfather's frosty heart. Right when things begin to feel warm and fuzzy, though, another foul American, this one a shameless social climber and pretender on her son's behalf to the lordship, elbows her way in, aiming to conquer the castle. Fortunately, a couple of good ol' boys from back home bust a move to blow her cover. Morose moods aside, what whacks away at the modern viewer's funny bone is the cast's brittleness. Everyone's too cut and dried, too black or white, either beaming beatifically or incapable of cracking a smile. Still, don't count this version out if you're a big Burnett fan, or if certain children in your family display drama queen or king tendencies. -Tammy La Gorce



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Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Little Lord Fauntleroy
I was terribly disappointed when I started watching this movie and realized it wasn't the one with ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A Great Classic
This is the best version of a wonderful classic story. I've watched three versions and this is my favorite. ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Terrible
A dreadful version of the Burnett classic. The boy playing Cedric is far too old for the part - the only thing ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Little Lord Fauntleroy
I loved the charisima of the story and the young Lord Fauntleroy's charming character and compassion.


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Remarkably Good
This film version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic remains gratifyingly true to the book. The acting is uniformly ... Read More

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