Sons & Lovers
starring: Sarah Lancashire, Hugo Speer, James Murray (XIII), Rupert Evans (II), Esther Hall
directed by: Stephen Whittaker
directed by: Stephen Whittaker
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Koch International
EAN: 0741952645191
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Koch Vision
Manufacturer: Koch Vision
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Koch Vision
Release Date: April 10, 2007
Running Time: 193 minutes
Sales Rank: 24620
Studio: Koch Vision
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
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Editorial Review:
Description:
A powerful, passionate adaptation of the classic DH Lawrence novel about love, sex and family starring Sarah Lancashire as Gertrude Morel, Sons and Lovers is a drama about the fragility of human relationships. Gertrude pours all of her love into her relationship with her youngest son who tries to put her wishes before his own as he struggles to find his own way in the world.
Amazon.com:
At what point does mother love cross over from the nurturing, blessed emotion celebrated by timeless poetry into the territory of stifling, overwhelming, and stultifying? D.H. Lawrence's masterpiece Sons & Lovers shines a light on this uncomfortable subject with the grace and sorrow it deserves, and this British TV adaptation gives the classic a fresh eye. Sarah Lancashire stars as Gertrude Morel, an Englishwoman married to an abusive, neglectful husband. Played by Lancashire, Gertrude is a struggling victim of her fin-de-siècle times, unable to express herself in any way other than as wife and mother. When her wife role is stunted, she throws herself into being mother of her two sons, especially Paul, the younger. Quicker than you can say 'Oedipus complex,' Paul grows up to be a very conflicted young man, torn between love for his needy, judgmental mum and any potential mate. The 2003 teleplay adaptation is true to Lawrence's prose and leisurely unfolding of emotions; nothing can hurry love--or its poisonous, overzealous mutation. Rupert Evans is quietly heartbreaking as Paul, whose loyalties are so torn and whose ability to forge his own path, irreparably damaged. --A.T. Hurley
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- another brilliant BBC production of a classic novelTwo disks in this set give you a long, leisurely look at the Morel family, from the first meeting ... Read More
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- Sons Who Love MothersLeave it to the BBC to produce a first-class adaptation of a classic, beloved novel. In America, PBS ... Read More
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