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Jan 15, 2017Janice21383 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Love and politics and costumes. Characteristic of an Andrew Davies adaptation, the love is played up, and the politics is played down, but this time he does justice to George Eliot's theme of social change. I recently read the novel, and had a hard time picturing anyone but Juliet Aubrey and Rufus Sewell in the lead roles. They can sum up pages of exposition with a word and a look. Patrick Malahide as Causabon is another standout (but not even listed in the catalog as a contributor, to which I say: booo, VPL!), not least because, without makeup, he makes himself look ugly, when in fact he is very handsome.