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1982 The French Lieutenant’s Woman
  • Nineteenth Century

The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1982) short review

Kendra April 30, 1982 0 1177
Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons — what more can you say? Based on the novel,...
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1981 Quartet
  • Twentieth Century

Quartet (1981) short review

Kendra May 7, 1981 0 2049
An early Merchant Ivory film about an English couple (one half of which is...
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1981 Brideshead Revisited
  • Twentieth Century

Brideshead Revisited (1981) short review

Kendra May 7, 1981 0 1872
A really well-told story of nostalgia set in the 1920s-1940s, with Jeremy Irons as...
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1981 Sense and Sensibility
  • Nineteenth Century

Sense and Sensibility (1981) short review

Kendra April 29, 1981 1 2749
It’s hard not to compare this with the 1995 adaptation, which I’ve seen probably...
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1980 Pride and Prejudice
  • Nineteenth Century

Pride and Prejudice (1980) short review

Kendra April 29, 1980 0 2031
Okay, realize that this review comes from having watched the 1995 PandP Over and...
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1979 My Brilliant Career
  • Twentieth Century

My Brilliant Career (1979) short review

Kendra May 7, 1979 0 1366
Such a fabulous movie based on a fabulous book.  Judy Davis plays Sybylla Melvyn,...
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1979 The Europeans
  • Nineteenth Century

The Europeans (1979) short review

Kendra April 30, 1979 0 1376
An early Merchant-Ivory period film. The plot is somewhat tedious and the production looks...
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1975 The Story of Adele H
  • Nineteenth Century

The Story of Adele H. (1975) short review

Kendra April 30, 1975 0 1517
Yet another tragic Isabelle Adjani performance, this time as Adele Hugo, the daughter of...
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1956 The King and I
  • Nineteenth Century

The King and I (1956) short review

Kendra May 5, 1956 0 1628
It’s the classic! I never fail to cry during the big climax. See where...
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1940 Pride and Prejudice
  • Nineteenth Century

Pride and Prejudice (1940) short review

Kendra April 30, 1940 5 3179
I always resisted seeing this version because of the misguided costuming (although the novel...
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