Silas Marner [1985]

Product Details

Director : Giles Foster
Actor : Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, Patrick Ryecart, Freddie Jones, Jonathan Coy
Format : HiFi Sound, PAL
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 5013037359213
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Video
Release Date : 1996-07-22
Running Time : 90minutes
Studio : Meridian Entertainment

ASIN : B00004CJZL

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review

Silas Marner, a member of a strict religious community, is wrongly accused of theft and has no choice but to move to a faraway village. For 15 years he lives alone, hoarding the money he makes from his weaving and gaining a reputation as a recluse, a miser and perhaps even a witch. Marner's life changes dramatically one Christmas season, when his gold is stolen and a mysterious woman dies in the woods outside his cottage. She leaves behind a child that Marner, to the surprise of the other villagers, takes into his home to raise as his daughter. The arrival of the infant, who he names Eppie after his mother, transforms Marner. His bitterness evaporates, he no longer cares about his lost money, and he commits himself completely to his adopted child, who grows up into a loving and beautiful daughter. But Marner's happiness may be threatened when Eppie's real father wants to claim Eppie as his own.

Ben Kingsley gives a subtle and moving performance as the simple weaver, and a strong cast gives him ample support in this 1985 BBC adaptation of George Eliot's novel. Silas Marner is not particularly complex--it's certainly a more modest undertaking than Eliot's most famous novel, Middlemarch--but this sentimental Victorian tale, filled with historical detail, potential tragedy, heartless villains and the redeeming power of childhood, makes for a very satisfying film. --Simon Leake, Amazon.com

Customer Reviews

Thank God, I'll never have to study this again (2008-08-28)

I once had to do this as coursework in school, I (against my will) have seen the whole movie and the only word I can choose to describe this is, BORING.

Holding the moment (2007-11-22)

Stunningly beautiful soundtrack original music by Carl Davis using period (pre-Victorian) instruments, with melodies to stand up in their own right. Mostly the acting is first rate and subtle. Ben Kingsley brings just the right degree of emotion. Star turn cameos from the likes of Jim Broadbent and Freddie Jones.A script that in 90 minutes keeps the plot flowing, and at times is truly poetic.Not a cinema release but made for TV - which perhaps is an advantage avoiding the temptation for flashiness for its own sake.My no.1 film by a clear head. Why should film be fast paced? Its strength is in its holding the moment.

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