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A Dance to the Music of Time

starring: Simon Russell Beale, Jonathan Cake, Nicholas Jones, James Purefoy, Paul Rhys
directed by: Alvin Rakoff, Christopher Morahan

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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0054961970599
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Acorn Media
Release Date: August 28, 2007
Running Time: 415 minutes
Sales Rank: 11206
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: 1997



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Studio: Acorn Media Release Date: 08/28/2007 Run time: 415 minutes Rating: Nr

Amazon.com:
There'll always be an England--and Anglophiles shall be forever grateful. A Dance to the Music of Time is a sumptuous, leisurely portrait of a time in Britain's history (from the 1920s to the '60s) that epitomizes the pinnacle of romance. At the center of this Dance is Nicholas Jenkins, the narrator of the tales of intrigue, infidelity, queer friendships, and ruthless ambition that intersect throughout the series. Jenkins is played by the appealing James Purefoy, who, with starring turns in the likes of the film Vanity Fair and the HBO series Rome, clearly has not met a period drama he could not master. Flawed but clear-eyed, Jenkins observes the machinations of the upper crust from a bit of a remove, as if watching a play unfold.

And unfold it does. The plot is far too intricate to encapsulate, and in the end, plot isn't the appeal of British drawing-room dramas, anyway. Instead, it's the evocation of a time bound by intricate, unspoken rules--which participants seem to spend as much time and furtive energy trying to break as they do abiding by them. Notable characters include the greasy Widmerpool (played by the BAFTA-winning Simon Russell Beale), who, despite being utterly unremarkable, manages to build quite a career in the British government and military. John Gielgud is riveting as the novelist St. John Clarke, whose books are wildly popular but sniffed at by serious critics, and Miranda Richardson is the devilish Pamela Flitton.

The miniseries bears more than a passing resemblance to the much-beloved Brideshead Revisited, and in fact the cast of characters is so complex that the boxed set includes a 'cheat sheet' guide to the most prominent 15 of them. But keeping tabs is less important than simply being swept into the lush period of time and allowing its gorgeous details wash over the viewer. For Anglophiles, the experience of watching A Dance to the Music of Time is truly transcendent. --A.T. Hurley



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Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - A Dance to the Music of Time
Spoiler....Disc 1-3 was excellent, HOWEVER, I was so disappointed to see that the actors did not age ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Applause
This film (TV) version of "A Dance to the Music of Time" is superb. A lover of Anthony Powell's great ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Entertaining and Hypnotic Dramatization
This is a fine though flawed attempt to capture the substance of the 12-novel series by Anthony Powell, ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A DAnce to the Music of Time is a Human Comedy to make one sad
I have seen A Dance to the Music of Time at least twice during the last two weeks and I have found myself ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Overpacked, But Full of Plums
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