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Rosamund Pike and Rachael Stirling star in this powerful adaptation of DH Lawrence's novel. Following the banning of Lawrence's earlier novel, The Rainbow, Women in Love was published to a storm of protest about its explicitness in 1920. Combining some elements of The Rainbow with Women in Love, this adaptation focuses on the lives of two sisters, Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen, as they struggle with their own loves, desires and passions. The drama follows their relationships with two friends, Rupert Birkin and Gerald Crich. As Ursula and Birkin's friendship and love develops, Gudrun and Gerald's stormy and destructive relationship begins to spiral out of control.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Rosamund Pike stars in this two-part BBC drama based on two novels by DH Lawrence, The Rainbow and Women in Love. The drama charts the lives and loves of two sisters, sculptress Gudrun (Pike) and teacher Ursula (Rachael Stirling), and in particular their relationships with two men from opposite sides of the social divide: Rupert Birkin (Rory Kinnear) and Gerald Crich (Mawle). As the relationships deepen and intensify, the couples leave the Midlands and go abroad together, a decision that brings tragic consequences. ...Women in Love - Series ( Women in Love - Season 1 )
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I liked this production - mainly because I felt it actually rather smartly reflected the key themes of what the books had been expressing. In some ways it also cleverly did so by even using the sort of affect similar to that of Lawrence himself. The acting was good (sometimes I felt this was in spite of the production & direction rather than because of it - like I could sort of 'see' the directors paws on a scene as well as the Producers input - neither of which helped the programme 'flow' at times)
I was disappointed in the ending. In fact it was the ending where the 'visibility' of the Producer and Director was most evident - it was 'done to death' (excuse the pun).
So - in summary I enjoyed it but with some slight peeves along the way. I think they mostly did Lawrence 'justice' with this piece.
I was disappointed in the ending. In fact it was the ending where the 'visibility' of the Producer and Director was most evident - it was 'done to death' (excuse the pun).
So - in summary I enjoyed it but with some slight peeves along the way. I think they mostly did Lawrence 'justice' with this piece.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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This claims to be a dramatization of DH Lawrence's novel, Women in Love. It is not. The story is not the story that Lawrence told; it does not even resemble that story. The characters have nothing in common the characters in the novel, though they have the same names. William Ivory, who wrote the script, has written a play that is entirely his own. Well, DH Lawrence is a great writer, and Women in Love is often seen to be the best thing he ever wrote. There are very few great writers. William Ivory is not a great writer. His play is silly and sentimental. He is entitled to write a silly and sentimental play if he chooses; however, he should not claim to be adapting DH Lawrence when he does so. I certainly would not have bought the DVD if he had not made that claim.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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I have only hazy memories of the Ken Russell movies of Women In Love and The Rainbow but now I feel like seeing them again, for the sake of comparison.
This three hour conflation of the two novels, broadcast in two 1.5 hr segments on the BBC, started well enough but fell apart in its concluding ninety minutes. Two passionate and independently minded sisters, one an artist the other a schoolteacher: two potential suitors, one a (probably gay) bible-thumper and the other a taciturn man of action. Bring them all together - result: mess.
The problem, one of the problems, was that the psychology of the characters became incomprehensible the longer it went on, so the acting began to seem hammy and at the tragic finale, hilarious. In the second half, the parents of the two sisters vanish from sight for no apparent reason. Kinnear gives the best performance as the perturbed Rupert, but it seemed hard to believe that Ursula with her profound physical needs should set her heart on him. I thought Mawle and Pike's performances declined as their character's behaviour became more bizarre.
There is a fair amount of clothed sex and a fair amount of nude bathing and wrestling, but overall it's not very romantic and ideally more rhetoric - such as Rupert's speech about intelligent design - would have been welcome. The perpetual close-ups and such make for a claustrophobic atmosphere. The combination of old and recent music, Arvo Part (I think) and Bach's Goldberg Variations (the aria that Hannibal Lecter butchered the cops to) was also a bit distracting.
In short, I think a literary classic was dusted off and given a dutiful BBC adaptation replete with actors, screen-playwright and even (target) audience unable to empathise with the material, so the soul of the author got lost. I've only read one full length Lawrence novel, Lady Chatterley, and I loved it. It fascinated me. Why didn't this?
This three hour conflation of the two novels, broadcast in two 1.5 hr segments on the BBC, started well enough but fell apart in its concluding ninety minutes. Two passionate and independently minded sisters, one an artist the other a schoolteacher: two potential suitors, one a (probably gay) bible-thumper and the other a taciturn man of action. Bring them all together - result: mess.
The problem, one of the problems, was that the psychology of the characters became incomprehensible the longer it went on, so the acting began to seem hammy and at the tragic finale, hilarious. In the second half, the parents of the two sisters vanish from sight for no apparent reason. Kinnear gives the best performance as the perturbed Rupert, but it seemed hard to believe that Ursula with her profound physical needs should set her heart on him. I thought Mawle and Pike's performances declined as their character's behaviour became more bizarre.
There is a fair amount of clothed sex and a fair amount of nude bathing and wrestling, but overall it's not very romantic and ideally more rhetoric - such as Rupert's speech about intelligent design - would have been welcome. The perpetual close-ups and such make for a claustrophobic atmosphere. The combination of old and recent music, Arvo Part (I think) and Bach's Goldberg Variations (the aria that Hannibal Lecter butchered the cops to) was also a bit distracting.
In short, I think a literary classic was dusted off and given a dutiful BBC adaptation replete with actors, screen-playwright and even (target) audience unable to empathise with the material, so the soul of the author got lost. I've only read one full length Lawrence novel, Lady Chatterley, and I loved it. It fascinated me. Why didn't this?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Frustrating and muddled adaptation of two DH Lawrence novels
Although the mini-series (well, two 90-minute episodes) is called Women in Love, the writers have actually merged it with The Rainbow. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Miss Scarlett
Women In Love DVD (BBC 2011)
As someone has already said - Nottinghamshire it isn't. As with modern dramas this is too much an emphasis on style with little attention to the harsh reality of the time. Read more
Published 12 months ago by P. Smith
Much much better than most period drama in last year
Reviews of this fine, very fine drama have been incredibly, undeservedly harsh. Must be that something about Lawrence still rubs people the wrong way if done in the spirit true to... Read more
Published 14 months ago by t m matthews
Nottinghamshire it isn't.... !
As with any rendition of a 'Classic', especially one which was so well filmed in 1969 by Ken Russell, any future production has a lot to live up to, and this BBC version is no... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Ess Ess
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