George Eliot : Daniel Deronda
Daniel Deronda
by George Eliot ; screenplay by Andrew Davies ; producer, Louis Marks ; directed by Tom Hooper ; a BBC-WGBH Boston co-production ; screenplay, Andrew Davies ; director, Tom Hooper ; producer Louis Marks.
- Burbank, CA : BBC Video : 2 Entertain : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]
- 1 videodisc (210 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- George Eliot Collection .
From the novel by George Eliot. Originally produced as a television mini-series in 2002. "BBC video classics"--Container Also issued in 5-disc set: The George Eliot collection. Special features: Cast & crew biographies (Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Hugh Bonneville, Jodhi May, Edward Fox, Greta Scacchi, Barbara Hershey, Andrew Davies, Tom Hooper, George Eliot); behind-the-scenes photo gallery; 30 minutes of footage not seen on American TV.
Episode 1 (90 min.) -- Episode 2 (59 min.) -- Episode 3 (56 min.).
Daniel Deronda is sensitive and charming, the illegitimate son of an aristocrat, haunted by the secrets that shroud his birth. Beautiful, vivacious Gwendolen Harleth is a gambler and short on cash. When they meet at the roulette table, sparks fly. But above all, Gwendolen needs money, and the icy aristrocrat Henleigh Grandcourt is more than happy to provide. As her situation becomes more and more oppressive, she turns to Daniel for help-- only to discover his involvement with the young Jewish singer Mirah Lapidoth. Torn between his attraction to Gwendolen and his passion for Mirah and the plight of her people, Daniel is forced to look at his own mysterious past and find out who he really is-- and who he wants to be.
Closed-captioned.
794051288523 9781419848742
E2885 BBC Video
Eliot, George, 1819-1880 --Film and video adaptations.
Man-woman relationships--England--Drama.
Jews--England--Drama.
Secrecy--England--Drama.
Marriage--England--Drama.
PN1992.77 / .D36545 2007
Geo 35
From the novel by George Eliot. Originally produced as a television mini-series in 2002. "BBC video classics"--Container Also issued in 5-disc set: The George Eliot collection. Special features: Cast & crew biographies (Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Hugh Bonneville, Jodhi May, Edward Fox, Greta Scacchi, Barbara Hershey, Andrew Davies, Tom Hooper, George Eliot); behind-the-scenes photo gallery; 30 minutes of footage not seen on American TV.
Episode 1 (90 min.) -- Episode 2 (59 min.) -- Episode 3 (56 min.).
Daniel Deronda is sensitive and charming, the illegitimate son of an aristocrat, haunted by the secrets that shroud his birth. Beautiful, vivacious Gwendolen Harleth is a gambler and short on cash. When they meet at the roulette table, sparks fly. But above all, Gwendolen needs money, and the icy aristrocrat Henleigh Grandcourt is more than happy to provide. As her situation becomes more and more oppressive, she turns to Daniel for help-- only to discover his involvement with the young Jewish singer Mirah Lapidoth. Torn between his attraction to Gwendolen and his passion for Mirah and the plight of her people, Daniel is forced to look at his own mysterious past and find out who he really is-- and who he wants to be.
Closed-captioned.
794051288523 9781419848742
E2885 BBC Video
Eliot, George, 1819-1880 --Film and video adaptations.
Man-woman relationships--England--Drama.
Jews--England--Drama.
Secrecy--England--Drama.
Marriage--England--Drama.
PN1992.77 / .D36545 2007
Geo 35