"The Buccaneers" (1995) TV mini-series

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.9/10   

Director:

Philip Saville

Escritores:

Maggie Wadey (writer)
Edith Wharton (novel)

Temporadas:

1

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

8 octubre 1995 (USA)

Género:

Aventura | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Four American girls go to England to find husbands.

Plot Keywords:

England | London | Ruins | Clocks | Duke

Premios:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Detailed period piece, with lush photography and wonderful actors!

Reparto

Carla Gugino	...	Nan St. George (5 episodios, 1995)
Alison Elliott	...	Virginia St. George (5 episodios, 1995)
Mira Sorvino	...	Conchita Closson (5 episodios, 1995)
Rya Kihlstedt	...	Lizzy Elmsworth (5 episodios, 1995)
Mark Tandy	...	Lord Seadown (5 episodios, 1995)
Dinsdale Landen	...	Lord Brightlingsea (5 episodios, 1995)
Michael Kitchen	...	Sir Helmsley Thwaite (5 episodios, 1995)
Cherie Lunghi	...	Laura Testvalley (5 episodios, 1995)
Sophie Dix	...	Lady Honoria Marabel (5 episodios, 1995)
Sienna Guillory	...	Lady Felicia Marabel (5 episodios, 1995)
Rosemary Leach	...	Lady Brightlingsea (5 episodios, 1995)
Emily Hamilton	...	Lady Georgina (5 episodios, 1995)
Ronan Vibert	...	Lord Richard Marabel (5 episodios, 1995)
Greg Wise	...	Guy Thwaite (5 episodios, 1995)
James Frain	...	Julius Folyat (4 episodios, 1995)
Sheila Hancock	...	Dowager Duchess / ... (4 episodios, 1995)
Richard Huw	...	Hector Robinson (4 episodios, 1995)
Jenny Agutter	...	Idina Hatton (4 episodios, 1995)
Connie Booth	...	Jackie March (4 episodios, 1995)
Alister Cameron	...	Longlands Butler (3 episodios, 1995)
Vicky Blake	...	Rose (3 episodios, 1995)
Diana Blackburn	...	Lady Gertrude (3 episodios, 1995)
Matt Patresi	...	Lord Percy (3 episodios, 1995)
Peter Michael Goetz	...	Col. St. George (3 episodios, 1995)
Bev Willis	...	Fisher (3 episodios, 1995)

Duración:

Russia:212 min (2 parts) | UK:55 min (5 episodes)

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.66 : 1

Locaciones de Filmación:

66 Ocean Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Compañía:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Banda de Sonido:

Tales from the Vienna Woods

Detailed period piece, with lush photography and wonderful actors!

Jane Austen writes long (and sometimes boring) novels of the social mores of another time . . . if you don't like period pieces that dwell on how society worked way back then, and it's effect on interpersonal relationships, you're probably NOT going to like most adaptations of Jane Austen's work. I, personally, LIKE Jane Austen's work, and most adaptations of it, tho I'd be the first to admit I have NOT seen them all.

Some I'd highly recommend The Age of Innocence (1993), Ethan Frome (1993), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Mansfield Park (1999), The House of Mirth (2000) and Pride and Prejudice (both the 1980 and 1995 versions), I even liked the Gurinder Chadha's Indian version, Bride and Prejudice (2004), tho I did NOT like the 1940 version with Greer Garson and to be honest, I didn't much care for The Reef, aka Passion's Way, (1999) in spite of liking many of the actor other works.

I would recommend this mini-series. It had almost all of Austen's great characterization, brought to life by quite a talented list of actors. Absolutely gorgeous cinematography with beautiful shots of England. And a depressing, if realistic view of life in the Regency period of English history.

One interesting fact I found was that "The Buccaneers" was Edith Wharton's last novel, and she never finished writing it. It was finished (and published) by another author.

All in all, I think that this was a splendid adaption of The Buccaneers.