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A Month in the Country [DVD]

Colin Firth (Actor), Kenneth Branagh (Actor), Pat O'Connor (Director) | Rated: Parental Guidance | Format: DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh, John Atkinsons, Jim Carter, Patrick Malahide
  • Directors: Pat O'Connor
  • Writers: J.L. Carr, Simon Gray
  • Producers: Dominic Fulford, John Hambley, Johnny Goodman, Kenith Trodd
  • 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: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 9 Aug 2004
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000296G7U
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 63,507 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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A story of unrequited love and the making of a friendship. Two veterans of World War One (Colin Firth and Kenneth Branagh) meet in a Yorkshire village. Colin Firth is working inside the local church painting a mural, but discovers a medieval fresco. Meanwhile, Kenneth Branagh is uncovering Saxon relics in the churchyard.

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53 of 56 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant performance by both Firth and Brannagh 21 May 2001
By Mrs C
Format:VHS Tape
One of the best films by either Firth or Brannagh. Beautifully filmed and one which captures the primitive attitudes of a rural community in the 1920's. One's heart goes out immediately to Birken (Firth)as the WW1 soldier struggling to come to terms with life after war and Brannagh's excellent portrayal of a man determined to 'keep on smiling' through his own tortuous journey back to normality. A truly lovely film which I will easily watch again and again - the scene in which both Firth and Brannagh are having lunch on a sunny day in the churchyard makes one feel one is there with them also laying on one's back, face up to the sky chewing a blade of grass - bliss!
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62 of 67 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all-time favourite films 14 May 2004
By Mr. Philip M. Murray
Format:VHS Tape
I first saw this on TV in about 1990, before i had heard of either Colin Firth or Ken Branagh. I was astonished at the quality performances both gave, but for me, particularly Firth's. I was not at all surprised that both became very successful and famous later, though it took Firth longer to rise to the limelight than Branagh, something which initially irked me (but only a little!).

But back to the film! Wonderful, evocative, very moving, and with an excellent soundtrack. It portrays the hardships of life in 1920, not just the fallout from terrible war, but also the then-incurable illness (TB). Thanks to the reviewer who identified the location; i plan to visit the church / valley for a walk / picnic some time this summer. And - trivia - the actor who played Old Birkin (David Garth) died the year after this movie was made (1988). It was his final appearance, and it made me weep.

And the unrequited love between Firth and Richardson beats hands down so many cheesier scenes of fully-requited "love" in more "popular" movies. And therefore meant so much more ...

What a film.

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars What a healing process! 27 Aug 2004
By Patricia
Format:VHS Tape
I first saw this film on television some years ago and was enchanted by the world conjured up and the subtle way in which the two leads came to be healed. The people, although only fictional, were so real and genuine I never forgot the film and was equally enchanted when I was able to purchase a copy from Amazon.

The actors and actresses were impeccably suited to their part and I found quite touching the fact that the older version of Birkin actually died shortly after the film was made.

I recently also bought the book, a very slim volume which was beautifully written and essentially the same as the film. I also found myself wondering at the incredible talen and expertise involved in translating such a finely written book on to the big screen. For me, an unforgettable screen experience, in the same category as Enchanted April, also about people being healed spiritually after the Great War. Wonderful!

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite the full version
This Spanish edition of a good film has been re-edited and some scenes taken out. Not much is lost and the story still hangs together but why isn't it complete?
Published 9 days ago by Timothy W Barker
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful
I had forgotten how excellent this film was, but it's superb. Odd to see Messrs Branagh and Firth so young, and the latter putting in early practice on a stammer! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ms. Susan Batstone
4.0 out of 5 stars appealing story well told
Like many others I was drawn to read A.L. Carr's novella after seeing this film, but it seems to me you don't have to be too literal in transcribing it - the film has to have some... Read more
Published 2 months ago by schumann_bg
5.0 out of 5 stars A small but perfect work of art
This is a film of seemingly modest ambitions (judging from reports of the budget available) which has clearly transcended them, to become a substantial work of art of really quite... Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2010 by Zelenka
5.0 out of 5 stars a good film
really good film quite nostalgic good service from the people who sold it to me
Published on 19 Aug 2010 by R. J. Curry
5.0 out of 5 stars Deserves to be better known.
A Month in the Country is a surprisingly obscure film which definitely deserves to be better known. This is particularly surprising given the stellar cast - Colin Firth, Kenneth... Read more
Published on 7 April 2009 by RobW
4.0 out of 5 stars Comments by Michael Calum Jacques, author of '1st Century Radical'.
Taken as a whole, this is a rather splendid, at times haunting, film which is based upon J.L. Carr's (1916-1994) beautiful and delicately crafted novella entitled 'A Month in the... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2008 by Michael Calum Jacques
5.0 out of 5 stars simply beautiful
I have lost count of the times I have seen this film. It is quite simply a masterpiece. It is beautifully shot and acted. Read more
Published on 11 Jun 2006 by Jonathan Owen
4.0 out of 5 stars A fine but flawed adaptation
A wonderful evocation of how sensitive and intelligent souls cope with impossible demands - the trauma of the Great War, bleak marriage and life, and love which haunts or plays... Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2006 by Anthony Mellor
2.0 out of 5 stars A Month in the Country
The movie did not live up to the wonderful book by J.L. Carr. Although the acting was superb, the story would be difficult to follow if one had not read the book. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2006
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