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Catherine Cookson - The Dwelling Place [DVD]
 
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Catherine Cookson - The Dwelling Place [DVD]

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  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: ITV Studios Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 23 July 2007
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000PI3UM2
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 14,435 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Synopsis

In The Dwelling Place, a family of nine orphans sustains a meager existence by squatting in an abandoned stone house, while its oldest daughter, preparing to enter adult society, is confronted by the redeeming powers of love. Starring Tracy Whitwell, The Dwelling Place is based on Catherine Cookson's novel of the same name.

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Cissie is just 16 when her parents die in a Cholera epidemic, The workhouse seems the only answer but Cissie finds it impossible to splitup the family

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This is much better than most of the Catherine Cookson series.

The story centres around a girl who opts to live with her young brothers and sisters in a cave, rather than enduring the horrors of the work house.

The characters are more rounded than you expect from Cookson. This leaves plenty of scope to develop major dilemmas. Each character has to make difficult choices between following their emotions or following a safer route to security. In the end, all the characters have to make compromises.

Much of the action takes place outside in idyllic settings. This reinforces the value of freedom, even if it means being homeless.

There are those who won't like the ending, but I felt that it was in keeping with the sensibilites of people in the era the story was set in.

The story does drag a little towards the end as issues start to become resolved.

I would recommend this DVD to anyone looking for thought provoking entertainment, which isn't too emotionally taxing.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is the kind of film that you want to watch on your own,without any distractions.It is a very haunting film.I bought it a while ago now but it is still with me.You know when you watch a film and say that was ok,well this was more than ok.To me it was so true to life that I have dreampt and dreampt about it.
The character in it focuses on a young woman who was raped by the son of a wealty man and not only does she have to bring up the baby in utter filth but she also has younger brothers to also look after who have to work in the mines.She does the best she can with the child and tries to keep her home (the dwelling) which is basically a hole in a cave,clean and tidy.She has many suiters who try to help her,but due to her pride she will not let them help her.It has a wonderful ending that will make you cry but I won't spoil it for you,you will have to watch it to see.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is a wonderfully moving story, why can't we see more of Catherine Cookson's masterpieces on the television? Quite a long story so you need to reserve a wet Sunday afternoon to watch it or a time when you are snowed up in winter!
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