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Possession [2002]
 
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Possession [2002]
DVD ~ Gwyneth Paltrow
4.4 out of 5 stars  (12 customer reviews)
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Product details
  • Actors: Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, Lena Headey
  • Directors: Neil LaBute
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, French
  • Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Romanian, Bulgarian
  • Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 5 May 2003
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  (12 customer reviews)
  • DVD Features:
    • Main Language: English
    • Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 5.1
    • Audio Commentary By Director Neil Labute
    • Trailer
  • ASIN: B00006LA7S
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,287 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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Reviews
Amazon.co.uk Review
With its complex twists and turns, AS Byatt's doorstopper of a novel Possession is hardly the kind of tale that translates easily to film, even though its switches in time across more than a century are intrinsically filmic. In this adaptation the basic story revolves around two modern-day academics, Maud Bailey (Gwyneth Paltrow, a class act, all ice and severe hair) and the young American Roland Michell (the charmingly diffident Aaron Eckhart). They find themselves thrown together as they track a secret love affair between two fictional Victorian poets, Randolph Henry Ash and Christable LaMotte (Jeremy Northam and Jennifer Ehle, both of them eminently convincing costume-drama veterans). As our two modern-day sleuths uncover the truth they (surprise, surprise) find themselves falling for one another.

Director Neil LaBute may have strayed from familiar territory (Nurse Betty) but he's managed to translate book to screen with compelling directness, and much credit should go not only to the four leads, but also to Lena Headey, who plays the tragic Blanche Glover, LaMotte's rejected lover. Overall it's a very lyrical movie, visually a treat for the eye, with the period detail beautifully caught and much beautiful scenery to be had. And the score itself, by Gabriel Yared, seems to encapsulate England in its pastoral beauty. Yes, of course the intricacies of the novel are much simplified, with some characters written out altogether, but its central spirit is retained and it makes for an ultimately compelling experience.

On the DVD: Possession has a pleasingly sharp and well-defined picture quality that makes the most of the fabulous visuals. However, extras are limited. As well as a list of cast and crew and the usual scene selections and theatrical trailer there's the option of watching the film accompanied by LaBute's commentary, which is enlightening first time around but probably not for repeated viewing. --Harriet Smith

DVD Description
Scene selections, cast list, director commentary, theatrical trailer
Feature length: 98 mins approx
Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Spanish Spoken
Languages: English, French, Italian Sound Format: Dolby Digital 5.1
Region Code: 2 Picture Format: PAL Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic 2.35:1

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