The Paradise (BBC): The Complete First Series (Review)

Last month, Her Ladyship published a cursory review of the first episode of BBC’s The Paradise and was left interested, rather than addicted. Having now had occasion to watch the entire series, she is delighted to announce that her attitude to the show, which transfers Zola’s Au Bonheur des Dames to Northern England, is now…

North and South (2004): Review

‘I wish I could tell you, Edith, how lonely I am, how cold and harsh it is here. Everywhere there is conflict and unkindness. I think God has forsaken this place. I believe I have seen hell. And it’s white. It’s snow white.’ So ends the dazzling first episode of North and South, the BBC’s…

The Ten Best Period Drama Quotes, Ever.

10.Emma (1995, Kate Beckinsale version) Mr. Knightley: She refused him? Emma: Yes. Mr. Knightley: Harriet Smith refused Robert Martin? Emma: Yes! Mr. Knightley: Then she’s a greater simpleton than I thought! What is the foolish girl about? Emma: Oh to be sure, a man always imagines a woman to be ready for anyone who asks…

Onegin (1999): Film Review

It’s infinitely possible to imagine the world of Onegin without its characters, and that is perhaps the film’s principle strength. The darling child of Fiennes siblings Martha (director), Magnus (composer) and Ralph (seriously, he needs an introduction?), Onegin uses gorgeous, arthouse cinematography and a thrillingly sensual, psychological score to create a hypersensitive adaptation of Alexander…