![]() Other standouts in the cast are Eileen Atkins, Rufus Sewell, and Ian McKellen who is screamingly funny as a fire and brimstone preacher. Nevertheless, she WAS good in Cold Comfort Farm, so if you're no fan of Beckinsale don't let that dissuade you from seeing this movie. ![]() She finally lost me with her recent laughable turn in Van Helsing. I remained a fan for a long while, even though her subsequent movie performances (and choices) have been awful. This movie was the first I ever saw of Kate Beckinsale and I thought she was fantastic in it. Everything works here and (editing, cinematography, performances) and you really appreciate what the director, John Schlesinger, managed to do on a probably skimpy budget. ![]() Even though this movie is played for laughs (and has many), it still manages to make you care for the characters. The book it was based on was actually a parody of Gothic romance fiction. al.) It is not a Jane Austen story, but it is a sort of genial romance/comedy of manners (set in the early 1930's?) with a plucky, bright, but penniless heroine. This film was produced for BBC television but had a theatrical release the next year - probably to take advantage of the popularity of all those Jane Austen movies (Emma, Persuasion, et. ![]()
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