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Tarfumes.com - The Jewel in the Crown - Complete Set
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List Price: $79.95
Our Price: $45.00
Your Save: $ 34.95 ( 44% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Starring: Tim Pigott-Smith, Geraldine James, Wendy Morgan, Judy Parfitt, Rosemary Leach
Directed By: Christopher Morahan, Jim O'Brien
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303084091
Format: Box set
ISBN: 6303084095
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 8
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Release Date: 1997-04-24
Running Time: 778
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1984
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Editorial Reviews:
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The New York Times called it 'Superb!' and Time found it 'Ultimately rewarding...with a sterling cast.' This adaptation of Paul Scot's masterpiece, The Raj Quartet, won over 20 international awards, including a Golden Globe and an Emmy. Filmed on location, it re-creates the turbulent period when British colonial rule in India came crashing down. The memorable cast includes Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Charles Dance.
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Summary: adjust your sets
Comment: Great great story and presentation. For those of you unhappy with the picture quality you have to adjust your sets...contrast, color saturation, sharpness etc etc. and the picture is very watchable.
I don't know why A&E didn't update the picture quality so you don't have to adjust your set...especially with their ballhoed ANNIVERSARY edition. The earlier DVD and this current version are the same...just repackaged.
I had the Videos but have forgotten how they looked.
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Summary: Jewel In The Crown
Comment: I watched the original presentation of Jewel In The Crown on PBS, subsequently purchased a VHS copy of the series, and have now replaced it with the updated DVD version. In addition, I purchased a copy of "The Raj - An Eyewitness History of the British In India" text edited by Roger Hudson with introduction by Raleigh Trevelyan on which the series is based. The production, direction and acting participants of the characters of the text were most excellently chosen, as was the editing condensation of the lengthy text on which the series is based. The series lends an excellent retrospective understanding for the viewer of today of the political, economic, social, and religious evolution of India under the "gift" of the British Raj or Rule.
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Summary: Terrible story
Comment: DO NOT BUY this series! After hearing for years about the vaunted "Jewel in the Crown" series, my wife and I checked out the tapes from the library and watched the whole thing. It was awful. The best DVD reproduction in the world couldn't save this film.
We thought maybe we'd learn a little history while getting caught up in the stories of the characters, but we were wrong on both counts. Maybe if you knew some of the history of India's emerging independence, the story would make sense to you, but to us, it was all muddled and obscure. And the characters and their stories were equally disappointing. About the only person you get to know is Merrick, and he's so reprehensible that you wish he would just go away.
We kept watching episode after episode, hoping that the endless mess of loose ends would get tied up in the end, but it never happened. Too often, at the end of a scene or an episode, we'd look at each other and say, "Huh?" That's probably not the reaction a filmmaker is looking for from his audience. Characters we cared about just disappeared from the story, with little or no explanation. Others who were thrown in for no apparent reason stayed on screen way too long. And what's with the author's obsession with homosexuality?
All in all, it was a huge waste of our time. Good thing we didn't pay any money for the experience.
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Summary: Nothing Compares
Comment: It's now 10:30 in the morning. I started watching The Jewel In The Crown via Amazon's Video On Demand around 8pm last night and I just finished up. I literally could not stop watching this fascinating story of India's independence and how the actions and reactions (and non-reactions) of a huge cast of characters are interwoven with beauty and dignity. The casting was superb, the filming was beautiful, and the stories were mesmerizing. To top it all off, I saved about $15 off the DVD price. You can read other people's reviews to find out more about the story and the cast...just, whatever you do, watch this series!
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Summary: I just was waiting for it
Comment: Back in 1982 I bought in Abu Dhabi the Jewel in the Crown in 12 VHS and I am happy I have seen it in only 4 DVDS at Amazon. The quality of the reproduction, so far, (who can see 4 x 3hrs each DVD in such a short time) is excellent and it is a pleasure hearing a good english speaking after so many american slang movies we see everyday at TV. Thanks.
Mauro
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