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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | Excellent entertainment--class and ancient feuds |
| The "Noble House" miniseries is a very cool adaptation of the James Clavell novel of the same name. The novel is complex and convoluted, and this miniseries actually does a stellar job of telling essentially the same story as the novel in a more linear fashion, which is essential to the miniseries medium.
Pierce Brosnan, head of the Struan Clan and Tai-Pan of the Noble House, sets the standard for being suave and sophisticated--his portrayal of the Tai-Pan in my opinion is absolutely perfect. John Rhys-Davies as Gornt, the descendant of Brock, the Struan Clan's ancient enemy, crude and barbaric but also sophisticated, makes a perfect contrast with the elegant Brosnan. They seem like born adversaries. (We all remember Davies as the Portuguese navigator in Shogun.) This is a captivating miniseries. Set in Hong Kong, it is the story of a Clan feud between two powerful British shipping firms there, both of which have been based in Hong Kong since its founding as a British Crown colony. In fact, "Noble House" is the sequel to "Tai-Pan" which is the story of the founding of Hong Kong and of the Noble House. The whole story is great fun, sort of a "Dallas" in a Hong Kong setting (this is not a put-down--I loved Dallas!) The film manages to make the combat of high finance easy to follow and understand, and this is a fascinating story. The DVD is well-mastered, and I particularly like the soundtrack of this one. Highly recommended. |
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