Where Angels Fear to Tread
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In Theaters : 28 February, 1992
DVD Release : 07 November, 2006 |
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Where Angels Fear to Tread description
Where Angels Fear to Tread is a Merchant/Ivory production in all but name. Lilia (Helen Mirren, in fine form) is a wealthy widow on holiday in rural Italy with her companion Caroline (a dressed-down Helena Bonham Carter) when she falls for penniless local Gino (Giovanni Guidelli). Her horrified relatives promptly dispatch brother-in-law Philip (Rupert Graves) to break things up, but he's too late--she's already married and, in short order, gives birth to a child. Unfortunately, a happy ending is not to be (not for Lilia, at any rate). As with Maurice (Graves) and Howard's End (Bonham Carter), the author is E.M. Forster, but the director is Charles Sturridge (Brideshead Revisited) and, unlike Room with a View (which featured both actors), the tone is tragic rather than romantic. Another Forster vet, Judy Davis (A Passage to India), plays Lilia's sister-in-law, Harriet, while Oscar winner Rachel Portman composed the enchanting score. --Kathleen C. Fennessy |
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Where Angels Fear to Tread - At Long Last, EM Forster's Classic on DVD!!! A Subtle Gem!
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[[ASIN:B000I2J6WI Where Angels Fear to Tread]]
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" is based upon the classic E.M. Forster novel and features an all-star cast. Directed by Charles Sturridge, this production is full of subtlety and imagery. While this classic has flown under the radar, it's now available on DVD for many more people to enjoy.
The setting, like many of Forster's novels, is Edwardian England. That is contrasted against a sun-drenched Italian countryside that acts as an escape for many characters. The cinematography is used expertly to highlight the smoke in the train station, the light in the air, the feeling of travel, and so many other indescribable feelings.
Helen Mirren is wonderful as a widow well past middle age who strikes out on her own path against the norms of society and her well-off family. She escapes to Italy for a passionate love affair that produces a child. Her family wants to retrieve her and her baby from Italy but tragedy intervenes. Her family goes to Italy ready to reclaim their kin only to be set off course.
Helena Bonham Carter is also a standout as Caroline. She too is romanced in her journey to Italy by both man and country.
The story unfolds with twists and turns that allows the characters to come to life in a way seldom seen on film. Forster's world view is carried to film seamlessly.
So many English novels have been brought to film in the past 20 years, its refreshing to see it done so well and respectfully as in this movie. [[ASIN:0141441453 Where Angels Fear to Tread (Penguin Classics)]] This is a very good movie that leave you wondering why you never saw it before.
Enjoy!!!!
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