Product Information
Based on the novel by George Eliot, DANIEL DERONDA is the story of the eponymous 19th Century man, a Jew who reluctantly enters a marriage of convenience with an anti-Semetic socialite.Product Identifiers
ProducerLee Morris, Louis Marks
EAN5028836031987
eBay Product ID (ePID)102185009
Product Key Features
ActorHugh Dancy, Hugh Bonneville, Barbara Hershey, Amanda Root, Romola Garai, Greta Scacchi, Jodhi May
Film/TV TitleDaniel Deronda
DirectorTom Hooper
LanguageEnglish
Run Time207 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2011
FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption
GenreDrama, Period
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate12A/12
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ComposerRobert Lane
ReviewsMail On Sunday - Exquisitely directed by Tom Hooper, The Guardian - Daniel Deronda is garnering comparisons with PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Daily Telegraph - Outstanding in every respect... The very model of a BBC costume drama
Additional InformationProduced for British television, Daniel Deronda was adapted from George Eliot's final novel, written in 1874 (and first filmed in 1921). As was her habit, Eliot laid bare the hypocrisy and venality of Victorian-era "class culture," at the same time admitting that a certain amount of conformity was necessary if one hoped to survive in a world where nonconformity was not only looked down upon but actively suppressed. Essentially, both the novel and the TV presentation are comprised of two separate stories, linked together by the titular Daniel Deronda (Hugh Dancy), a young man of Jewish heritage. In the main narrative, Daniel is attracted to the spoiled, headstrong Gwendolen Harleth (Romola Garai), who is reluctantly poised to enter into a marriage of convenience with the wealthy, snobbish, and intensely anti-Semitic Henleigh Grancourt (Hugh Bonneville). This romantic intrigue is played against the curious relationship between Daniel and the Zionist visionary Mordecai (Daniel Evans), who tirelessly proselytizes in favor of a permanent homeland for the Jewish people. Things come to a head when Daniel finds himself falling in love with Mordecai's sister Mirah (Jodhi May).
ScreenwriterAndrew Davies
AuthorGeorge Eliot
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleDaniel Deronda
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