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Beauty [2004]
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A Short and Sweet Charmer from Simon Nye
Review date: 2008-06-05 Rating: 10 out of 10
"He looks like the elephant man - only not enough to go on tour".
This is how the Lord of the Manor, the reclusive Tom (Martin Clunes) is described by the villagers whom he avoids. With centuries of in breeding resulting in a deformed forehead and fleshy face, Tom keeps himself to himself and makes sure no one comes close enough to see him. He rattles round his impressive home with only his elderly butler and his wife for company. But things change for Tom when the house plumbing finaly gets beyond his repair skills and a local man has to come and fix it.
When the plumber (Sam Kelly) is injured, his daughter Cathy takes over the work and after various shouting matches, she begins to see beyond Tom's looks to the man inside. In turn, Tom no longer needs his housekeeper to cut out pictures of eligible young ladies from "Tatler" - he has found the girl he wants all by himself!
But will village Casanova Ryan allow Cathy to be spirited away? The scene is set for a showdown which Tom must face - even if it involves a dreaded trip to the local pub.
At only 50 minutes long this is a short drama, but the laughs come thick and fast and the reworking of 'Beauty and the Beast' is a joy from start to finish.
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Reviews
Beauty is beautiful!
Review date: 2007-06-11 Rating: 10 out of 10
This film first aired on ITV 1, and is Simon Nyes modern reworking of the classic that is Beauty and the Beast.
It stars Martin Clunes as the reclusive, misunderstood Tom Fitzhenry, an aristocrat who rarely ventures out of his estate; until he meets Sienna Guillorys character Cathy.
She helps him to over come his inhibitions, whilst fixing his pluming!
Also starring is Gwenllian Davies and Peter Vaugh as Fitzhenrys hilarious servants, Sam Kelly as Cathy's dad, and Cristian Solimeno as the repulsive Ryan, who's funniest line in the film is to Cathy - "Come back! Are you wearing any knickers? I care about you!"
Any die hard Beauty and the Beast fans will have fun noticing the similarities between the 2 films {I did anyway!}
1. The mention of Roses
2. Cathy's love of books
3. The fact the girls in both films were brought to their Beasts inadvertently by their fathers
4. The line uttered by the girls as they enter their Beasts homes -
"Hello! Is anybody there? Dad? / Papa?"
etc, etc, etc!
The only bad things about this DVD are - 1. The fact that it has no special features, which is a shame {they could have shown how they applied the special make up to Martin Clunes' face, etc} and 2. The fact that it only lasts around an hour!
This film always has, and always will cheer me up when I'm feeling low {with lines like "its amazing the strength that happiness gives you" how could it not!} and anyone who has ever been bullied or felt different will develop an instant love for this film.
Utterly fabulous!
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Sam Kelly
Cristian Solimeno
Sienna Guillory
Peter Vaughan
Martin Clunes
Creators:
Martin Clunes (Primary Contributor)
Sienna Guillory (Primary Contributor)
Chris Howard (Cinematographer)
Frances Parker (Editor)
Kathy Nettleship (Producer)
Margot Gavan Duffy (Producer)
Tim Firth (Producer)
Simon Nye (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Imc Vision
Manufacturer: Imc Vision
EAN: 5016641115756
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2005-10-17
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 49 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2004-09-11
Language: English (Original Language)