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A Village Affair

Acorn Media / Year: 1994

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Synopsis

An illicit love affair scandalizes a tranquil English town in this adaptation of Joanna Trollope's bestselling book. Young mother Alice (Sophie Ward) seems to have a gilded life: beautiful children, a handsome husband, and a stately home. Then vivacious heiress Clodagh (Kerry Fox) returns from life abroad and shakes Alice from her domestic stupor. As their love grows, they realize their secret may be impossible to keep. Filmed on grand English estates and picturesque countryside, this lush drama features a strong supporting cast of award–winning British actors.

Review

Alice Jordan (Sophie Ward) appears to have the perfect life: a handsome, loyal husband, three healthy children, and a beautiful home. But when she meets Clodagh, the aristocratic daughter of the lord of the local manor, a scandalous relationship blossoms between the women which threatens to destroy her perfect life. Originally shown on Masterpiece Theater. Based on the best-selling novel by English author Joanna Trollope

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DVD : $22.49

Availability: Usually ships in
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Region Code: 1
UPC: 054961820498
Catalog #: DV1219092

Studio : Acorn Media

Languages: English (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33 Original Aspect Ratio
Features:
Joanna Trollope biography; cast filmographies

Customer Reviews

A Love Story

Amos Lassen wrote on 03/31/2009:

“A Village Affair”
A Love Story
Amos Lassen
Alice is married to Martin who she finds to be quite a boring man. When they move to a small village, Martin begins flirtations with Clodagh, but we see that she is more interested in his wife.
We see the selfishness and childishness of the characters with the exception of Alice who appeasers to be the only person with sense. Sophie Ward gives a wonderful performance as Alice but the love affair was not really believable and Kerry Fox as Clodagh emotes entirely too much-so much in fact that she loses credence. Now the movie is not bad but it could have been so much better. Ward, a lesbian in real life, plays the role of a housewife-cum-lesbian to perfection but she has little back-up from the rest of the cast. Kerry Fox seems to do not much more than roam the English countryside and crying about her thwarted love affair with Ward.
There are shades of the wonderful Merchant/Ivory team but unfortunately the film is far too imitative and just doesn’t add up to what more capable hands could have done with the wonderful material that was originally written by Joanna Trollope.
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