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Masterpiece Theatre: Frenchman's Creek

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0783421337398
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: WGBH BOSTON
Manufacturer: WGBH BOSTON
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH BOSTON
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 27, 2006
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 13376
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
Theatrical Release Date: 1998

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Editorial Review:

Description:
In search of peace and solitude, wealthy Dona St. Columb retreats to her country estate in Cornwall and discovers the exact opposite. Tara Fitzgerald (The Woman in White) and Anthony Delon recreate classic romance in Daphne du Maurier's enduring story of piracy and betrayal.

Amazon.com:
This picaresque bodice-ripper is far more engrossing than one might expect, but then again it has a good pedigree. Based on a novel by Daphne du Maurier, the Restoration-era tale concerns Dona St. Columb (Tara Fitzgerald), a Catholic in the age of William and Mary and a survivor of Cromwell's repression. Married to an older, foolish aristocrat whom she easily manipulates, Dona has cultivated a suggestion of scandal to enhance her natural reputation as a tough, willful, cigarette-puffing Londoner. In an effort to get away from intrigues at the royal court, Dona takes her two children and heads for the family's Cornwall estate, where she hopes to find peace. She soon discovers, however, that French pirates turned patriots have been making use of her land, home, and even housekeeping staff to aid in France's war against Britain. Initially outraged, Dona is soon swayed by the pirates' passion for their cause and feels the absence in herself of a similar authenticity. The solution: join the raiders on their exploits and become the lover of their handsome captain (Anthony Delon). The story hums along most entertainingly and Fitzgerald's focused performance, both harsh and sensuous, provides a sturdy backbone to the drama. Delon mostly smolders, which is enough here, but the terrific supporting cast brings a dimension and color that makes the whole production more than agreeable. The ending is particularly satisfying, ultimately turning Frenchman's Creek into a human adventure that is more than the sum of its swashbuckling parts. --Tom Keogh




Rating: - Deviates A LOT from the book
The movie itself is ok, if judged on its own merits. ... however there are so many deviations from ... Read More

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Rating: - Political intrigue, pirates, and romance
The filmmaker makes the most out of this mixture of political intrigue, pirates, and romance. The main ... Read More

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Rating: - Disappointed
I was disappointed with this version of Frenchman's Creek. The heroine's acting abilities were fine but ... Read More

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Rating: - Better Than Expected
It's almost always said the book is better than the movie, but until Daphne Du Maurier's book, Frenchman's ... Read More

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Rating: - Content was worse than expected!
I have seen several Masterpiece Theatre movies on television and never had a problem with content. So I was ... Read More

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