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North & South
starring: Daniela Denby-Ashe, Tim Pigott-Smith, Richard Armitage, Emma Ferguson (II), Travis Oliver
directed by: Brian Percival

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9781419821004
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1419821008
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 15, 2005
Running Time: 233 minutes
Sales Rank: 336
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: July 02, 2005

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
As the daughter of a middle-class parson Margaret Hale has enjoyed a privileged upbringing in rural southern England. When her father uproots the family to take work in the northern mill town of Milton Margaret is shocked by the dirt the noise and the gruffness of the people but she reserves her highest contempt for the charismatic mill-owner John Thornton.Running Time: 233 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 794051245328

Amazon.com:
North & South is a splendid, four-hour adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's 19th century novel about an unlikely, and somewhat star-crossed, love between a middle-class young woman from England's cultivated south and an intemperate if misunderstood industrialist in a hardscrabble, northern city. Daniela Denby-Ashe plays Margaret Hale, forthright and strong-willed daughter of a former vicar (Tim Pigott-Smith) who relocates his family from a pastoral village outside London to unforgiving, largely illiterate Milton, a factory town where John Thornton (Richard Armitage) and his mother (Sinead Cusack), survivors of poverty, rule their cotton mill with an iron hand. Thornton befriends Margaret's father but incurs her wrath for his severity with his workers. What she doesn't notice is Thornton's core sense of responsibility for his employees' welfare. On the other hand, he misinterprets some of Margaret's own actions and intentions. Equally stubborn, the two drag out their obvious attraction over many painful months and events.

North & South's two leads are both very good, though Armitage's brooding, penetrating performance may very well be considered a classic one day. There are other wonders in the cast: Cusack and Pigott-Smith are superb, and Brendan Coyle is memorable as a firebrand union organizer who ultimately becomes an ally to a softening Thornton. The miniseries script by Sandy Welch is a persuasive mix of historical context and character study. Brian Percival's direction is full of moments that linger in the imagination, such as the winter-dream look of a busy cotton mill, with thousands of snowy fibers floating in the air. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- so-so
This movie had rave reviews so I decided to get it. The leading man spent waaaay too much time frowing. I wonder if when they went to cast the part they asked a bunch of guys to line up, and whoever could glare for the longest amount of time they hired. I think that the fellow only smiled in the last 30 seconds of the movie.
I would say that the film it self was far too dramatic and that the drama was caused by people not being honest. Those people then spent the rest of the movie avoiding ... Read More

Rating:

- Wonderful, wonderful Series!!!
What a fabulous series. I spent the 4 most amazing hours watching it. I did not want it to end!

The cast is unforgetable with Richard Armitage as the stern, proud but compelling John Thornton,(he's so darn gorgeous!) and the lovely Daniela Denby-Ashe as the headstrong and forthright but charming Margaret Hale.

There's many similarities between, this series and Pride and Predijuce but it stand out brilliantly.
It's about a woman, Margaret Hale, from the South who moves ... Read More

Rating:

- One of the best BBC dramas EVER!
This is by far one of the best BBC dramas I've seen. I was disappointed when I found out it was not aired on PBS Masterpiece Theater, but I'm glad to have the DVD copy. It's truly a classic from Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (also the author of "Cranford" and "Wives and Daughters") that shows the simple and complex dimensions of personal and societal struggle after a rural family moves from Hampshire to Milton in the north of England.

Daniela Denby-Ashe is very unwavering as the heroine, ... Read More

Rating:

- Compulsively watchable.
I enjoy Mrs. Gaskell's books, so I was surprised to find myself agreeing with the many liberties the screenwriter took here. In the book, much of Margaret's dislike of Thornton hinges on his being in trade rather than a gentleman, which just made her seem like a snob to me. The dramatic fight scene created a real tension and reason for her antipathy. I was glad to have one less death, and the way other information was doled out made much more dramatic sense, too. The technical aspects of the production ... Read More

Rating:

- I Can't Praise this Mini-Series Enough
There isn't much else I can add to the 250+ outstanding reviews on Amazon regarding North and South. I borrowed this DVD set from my local library and watched all four episodes in one sitting. I loved everything about it. The acting is fantastic--Richard Armitage took my breath away but Daniele Denby-Ashe, Brendan Coyle, Sinead Cusack and others are wonderful as well. The cinematography is breathtaking and the writing, direction, and music are excellent. I ended up buying North and South, but then soon ... Read More

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