starring: Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patsy Kensit, Jeremy Kemp, Douglas Henshall
directed by: Philip Haas
directed by: Philip Haas
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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786305812258
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
ISBN: 630581225X
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: March 07, 2000
Running Time: 116 minutes
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: January 26, 1996
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Angels and Insects, an ambitious costume drama, tells the tale of William Adamson, a buttoned-down Victorian explorer (Mark Rylance) who returns to England penniless and dependent on the kindness of his sponsor, Sir Harald Alabaster (Jeremy Kemp). Adamson's intelligence and lower social class endear him to the old man, but Sir Harald's son, Edgar, seems annoyed by his presence. Nevertheless, Adamson falls in love with Sir Harald's daughter, a shy sex kitten (Patsy Kensit), and offers to marry her. A web of sexual politics, true love, and class struggle develops, even as the explorer begins an intriguing study of a nearby ant colony. With encouragement from a dirt-poor Alabaster cousin (Kristin Scott Thomas), Adamson begins to write about the insects, never realizing the parallels with his own life. The film is a puzzle to solve while savoring the beauty of flesh and outlandish, vibrant costumes. Rylance, unknown to most American audiences, is a perfect hero to root for, with his impeccable manners and soothing Scottish tones. Another curious winner from filmmakers Philip and Belinda Haas (The Music of Chance). --Doug Thomas
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- Region information unclearProduct was fine - however, it was not stated clearly that the product was a region 1 dvd. I know that Amazon is American but since they provide a worldwide service, this information ought to be obligatory.I now have to have my dvd player moidified to buy films that are not purchased from Amazon UK - well, live and learn.
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- PART NOT FOR CHILDRENTHERE ARE A COUPLE OF PLACES WHERE THERE IS FULL FRONTAL NUDITY, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE. YOU MIGHT NOT WANT YOUNG CHILDREN TO WATCH THOSE PARTS. GORGEOUS PERIOD PIECE.
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- Accurate portrayal of A.S. Byatt novel set in grandeur of Victorian manor life.This Victorian drama compares the activities of social insects studied by children in the manor house nursery to activities of the human occupants. The movie had been recommended to me by my museum curator for the exquisite period costuming, (her interest), because of my interest in insects. I tagged "incest" in order to warn those who might be offended. Do not buy this DVD if you hope for a study in erotica; you will be disappointed. Bugs, costumes and exquisite portrayal of a Victorian lifestyle ... Read More
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- Can you spell "objective correlative.."I guess plenty of reviewers have outlined the story, and so far the few I have read have not given away the dramatic secret near the end (though several claim that it becomes obvious early on - well, I guess I'm just slow or something..) Of course, after that one can see much more meaning in many of the scenes earlier in the movie.
I endorse all those who have found it a masterful, dark, sexually charged retelling of the tale, and like them I love the constant interplay between the (not ... Read More
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- Of insects and dark family secrets"Angels and Insects" unfolds leisurely, and is an aesthetically pleasing movie. Based upon A.S. Byatt's [whose "Possession" was also adapted for the big screen] novella "Morpho Eugenia", the story centers around an impoverished naturalist, William Adamson [Mark Rylance] who has spent a great many years in the wilds of the Amazon, studying the insect colonies there. Upon his return to Victorian England, he is taken under the benevolent wings of Rev Harald Alabaster [Jeremy Kemp], and promptly forms an attachment ... Read More
