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Danielle Steel's The Ring [1996]


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Review date: 2007-07-03 Rating: 10 out of 10

Say what you will about Danielle Steel it's true her books are not high brow works of literature but they are none-the-less entertaining.

The TV adaptations of her books are exactly the same not fantastic oscar worthy movies but the perfect way to while away an afternoon.

The Ring is one of my favourites as I love the history surounding the lead character. Ms. Steel certainly goes to alot of effort to research her books and it shows.
We follow Ariana a wealthy German aristocrat's daughter through her life of privilage in Germany during the second world war. Which begins to unravel when her Brother is drafted into the army and so they plan to leave germany together to save him. Ariana becomes separated from her brother and father and when it is discovered they have run aware is subjected to abuse in a German jail but is saved. After the collapse of Germany she travels to Paris and then onto America to begin a new life but still trying to locate her lost family. As with most Danielle Steel stories it is about a spirited young woman who is a survivor.

My only gripe is that Ms. Steel seems to derive drama from loss and tragedy. You can't fault her it certainly is dramatic but after a while you do start to wish she'd leave her characters alone to be happy for just a little while but instead she rips something else from them. It does get a little depressing after a while but there is always a happy ending of some description so she does make up for it in the end.

In fact this story does have an unusually happy ending which is probably why i like it so much as while the lead character endures many hardships she doesn't have quite so much taken from her as with other heroines and gets a much happier ending as a consequence.

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Actor(s):
Jon Tenney
Michael York
Linda Lavin
Tim Dekay
Nastassja Kinski

Creators:
Nastassja Kinski (Primary Contributor)
Jon Tenney (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Contender Entertainment Group
Manufacturer: Contender Entertainment Group
EAN: 5030305104412
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2006-04-17
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 178 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1996
Language: English (Original Language)

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