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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie [DVD] [1969]

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Maggie Smith (Actor), Gordon Jackson (Actor), Ronald Neame (Director) Rated: Suitable for 12 years and over Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Maggie Smith, Gordon Jackson, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin, Celia Johnson
  • Directors: Ronald Neame
  • Writers: Jay Presson Allen, Muriel Spark
  • Producers: James Cresson, Robert Fryer
  • Format: Colour, Widescreen, PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Acorn Media
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Aug. 2010
  • Run Time: 116 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (136 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B003E47Q24
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Maggie Smith stars in the film which won her an Academy Award for Best Actress, THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE.

“I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders, and all my pupils are the crème de la crème. Give me a girl at an impressionable age and she’ll be mine for life. I am dedicated to you in my prime.”

Edinburgh, 1932. The world is on the cusp of change and at the forefront, leading the charge is the estimable Miss Brodie, teacher at the Marcia Blaine School for girls. As a new term begins for Miss Brodie, she is fully prepared. For whatever the subject, Miss Brodie is adept at bringing it around to the experiences girls should look forward to when they too are in their prime.

Meanwhile Miss Brodie’s personal life is not so clear cut, torn as she is between the passionate advances of a young married artist, and the more conservative desires of a mature associate, she nevertheless manages to walk a strident path somewhere between the two.

But Miss Brodie’s philosophy for living rubs up against the school’s rigid moral standards, and when one of her young charges is inspired into a tragic act of foolhardy bravery, an act of almost religious betrayal follows that will shake the firm convictions of Miss Brodie to the core.

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Maggie Smith is so witty and commanding in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie that you might forget the script paints Jean Brodie as an ultimately self-deluding spinster. Dame Maggie won the first of her two Oscars for playing a teacher in 1930s Edinburgh more in thrall to her romantic notions of art and beauty than the real world (she exalts the Mona Lisa and Mussolini with equal fervour), a cultivator of worshipping "Brodie Girls". Smith's expert playing makes many of the brogue-heavy Brodie-isms worth memorising ("She seeks to intimidate me by the use of quarter-hours") and raises the picture above its generally theatrical style. Real-life husband Robert Stephens plays Jean's married lover; Celia Johnson excels as the hostile headmistress; and Pamela Franklin is the deadpan whistle-blower within Miss Brodie's coven. The dippy music of Rod McKuen helps mark the movie as more of a reflection of the 1960s than the 30s. --Robert Horton --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Excellence of Miss Jean Brodie
By A Customer on 15 July 2004
Format: VHS Tape
This film is simply the 'creme de la creme'. Maggie Smith is superb as the teacher who fascinates and enchants her inner circle of students, 'the Brodie Set', and has the screen presence and acting talent to evoke entirely convincingly the character who declares 'give me a girl at an impressionable age and she is mine for life'. The film is witty and entertaining, and although not entirely true to the book, the quality of the acting, by the young girls in particular, more than compensates. Celia Johnson (better known for her starring role in 'Brief Encounter') is also excellent as the Headmistress Miss Mackay, whose aim in life is to rid her conservative school of the radical Miss Brodie. Among the changes in the film, however, is the foregrounding of Miss Brodie's interest in fascism and the effect that this has on the least intelligent of her set, Mary McGregor. Without giving the story away- and I would advice that people read the book so as to discover the true fate of Mary- the film's portrayal of Miss Brodie's destructive influence is perhaps somewhat exaggerated and disturbing. Nevertheless, the film as a whole is just as bewitching as Miss Brodie and a must-see for Maggie Smith fans.
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5.0 out of 5 starsForsooth! A great film
By Androo TOP 500 REVIEWER on 15 Aug. 2007
Format: DVD
Normally I'd be cross with a film that takes such liberties with the novel it's based on, but for once I'll forgive Jay Presson Allen (who wrote the play and screenplay) since it can't have been an easy job. For what it's worth, what happens in the film doesn't really happen in the book. The characters are all mixed up, new bits are invented, and the ending is completely different.
But never mind. The new ending is dramatically effective, if not faithful.
Central to the movie is Maggie Smith's oscar-winning performance and it's everything it's cracked up to be. You'll soon wish you'd said half the things she says. You may even find yourself noticing people who bid you good morning with predestination in their smiles, or making disparaging comments about chrysanthemums.
For me, a problem with the movie is that I so enjoy Miss Brodie in her prime, that when she starts to move past her prime, it's a bit of a blow, so the ending is rather sad, though somewhat inevitable.
The film moves forward in time, and the girls do a great job of being both very little girls and quite mature girls. The whole cast does a terrific job.
It's a 1969 film, so not exactly progressive in its production, but there's a charm to the way the film is set and threaded together, though the school is too obviously for me a stage set.
The DVD has a few theatrical trailers and a commentary by the director and the actress who plays Sandy.
All in all, a very enjoyable film you can watch many times (as I have). Which makes it a great puzzle it's only available on region 1.
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5.0 out of 5 starscourt and spark
By schumann_bg TOP 50 REVIEWER on 12 May 2013
Format: DVD Verified Purchase
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The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie has a verbal brilliance that comes straight from the pen of Muriel Spark - utterances so shapely as only she could write, with a sense of savagery under the poise. It makes for a lot of hilarious scenes that seem to have been written for Maggie Smith, she says them so well. Her manner is also superb, being a bit swishy and grand and at the same time quite stylish - she elicits a kind of admiration for the sheer chutzpah, and although this is severely compromised by the end, we enjoy her acting so much we feel a sense of real regret at how things go. However, this being Spark there is no time for sentimentality and the character is not softened to make her more likeable or win back audience favour with any kind of about-turn or regret on her part.

As the film goes on it in effect gets steadily darker, but this doesn't prevent the first hour from being one of the funniest in all cinema. The scenes between Brodie and Celia Johnson as the headmistress are priceless, and the group of Brodie girls amusingly characterised, setting up Brodie with a whole string of witty platforms for her eccentric discourse. Essentially what we are seeing is universal as a discussion of the way teachers and others influence the young, and the responsibility of this, and this is the true - and essential - line of enquiry. How should a teacher be? Are they there just to put across a syllabus in a mechanical way, or do the best teachers inspire through bringing something more personal to their classes? I'm sure the latter is the case, as we all remember if we think back. But how, and where do personality and influence cross a line into something negative? Indeed, where is this line between truth and error in the thinking of any individual?Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsFinally - Out in the UK
By Martin Tyler on 22 Jun. 2010
Format: DVD
Thank you Acorn. Finally someone has decided to release this wonderful film on DVD in the UK. Ignore all the messages here saying how the DVD won't play in the UK, they relate to the US, NTSC version which was previously the only version available. This is the UK, PAL, version that will plays perfectly. Can't wait.
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5.0 out of 5 stars"I am a teacher! First, last, always!"
By Kona TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on 11 Dec. 2005
Format: DVD
Maggie Smith won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Jean Brodie, an unconventional and outspoken teacher in a stuffy Edinburgh girls' school, who encourages her students to be just like herself. Miss Brodie proudly says she is "in her prime," and expounds on the glories of a life full of passion and commitment. Miss Brodie is, in reality, a spinster, still sadly attracted to her unscrupulous ex-lover and often living in the past. She has a small group of students she is especially close to, but two of the girls take her instruction too literally, and this leads to tragedy.
Maggie Smith was so young and beautiful when she made this movie! She dominates the screen with her charisma and power. She tosses off many funny and memorable lines of dialogue with her delightful Scottish brogue, and delivers them with righteous indignation and withering glances. Pamela Franklin is excellent as one of Jean's disciples, and Rod McKuen's music is lovely. This film is a must for fans of Maggie Smith.
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