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The Field

DVD ~ Richard Harris
3.6 out of 5 stars  (10 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Actors: Richard Harris, Sean Bean, Frances Tomelty, Brenda Fricker, John Hurt
  • Directors: Jim Sheridan
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Dec 2001
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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  • ASIN: B00005Q57J
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,338 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Irish director Jim Sheridan made The Field after scoring an art house hit and Oscar nominations for his previous film, My Left Foot. Set in Ireland during the 1930s, this ambitious and hard-hitting drama is about one man's obsession with a plot of land that his family has tended for generations. The results are decidedly mixed, and it's obvious that this kind of tragic allegory is better suited for the stage (where it originated as a play by John B Keane). What makes the film worthwhile is the Oscar-nominated performance by Richard Harris as "Bull" McCabe, the fiercely stubborn man who's nurtured a prime field of rented land for decades, only to lose it when the owner auctions the land to an unwelcome American (Tom Berenger). Rather than sacrifice his life's work to this brazen invader, McCabe wages a personal war with powerfully tragic results. It's unfortunate that this potent drama never really connects on an emotional level, but Harris is never less than fascinating in a role that virtually seems to consume him as an actor. His performance approaches greatness, even when the film falls somewhat short of its dramatic ambitions. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

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