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The Line Of Beauty [DVD] [2006]
enlarge	Director: Saul Dibb Actors: Tim McInnerny, Dan Stevens Studio: 2 Entertain Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy New: £6.26 as of 25/11/2009 20:30 GMT details You Save: £9.73 (61%) New (12) Used (2) from £6.26 Seller: great_entertainment Rating: 8 reviews Sales Rank: 7344 Format: PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 180 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5014503222123 ASIN: B000FZDH0U Theatrical Release Date: 2006 Release Date: July 31, 2006 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 8 1 2 Next » It gets under one's skin June 29, 2008 Klaus van Amelrode 8 out of 8 found this review helpful The Line of Beauty is a 2004 Booker Prize-winning novel by Alan Hollinghurst. The book explores the tension between Nick's intimate relationship with the Feddens, in whose parties and holidays he participates, and the realities of his sexuality and gay life, which the Feddens accept only to the extent of never mentioning it. It explores themes of hypocrisy, homosexuality, madness and wealth, with the emerging AIDS crisis forming a backdrop to the book's conclusion. It is a breathtaking portrayal of life among the privileged governing Tory classes during the early to middle 1980s. br / br /The novel was adapted for television by Andrew Davies as a three-part mini-series for BBC Two, broadcast in 2006. This sophisticated social analysis is captured to perfection in the mini-series. It is no funny, typical gay story. Sex and drugs mix, love ends by social pressure and ignorance and all begins to be overshadowed by HIV. It is sad to watch. br /Nothing what seems perfect in the beginning stays perfect, rather the reverse. It gets under your skin. br / br /The title " The Line of Beauty" has many meanings ranging from Nick's company name Ogee taken from the sinuous double curve cited by Hogarth as the "line of beauty", to a line of cocaine to a man's lower back cleaves to his bottom. br / A Fantastic Adaptation of the Book September 21, 2006 vivsy (rural hertfordshire) 22 out of 25 found this review helpful I really enjoyed the book, so was very keen to see the dvd. It didn't disappoint. All the characters were true to the book, especially Tim Mc Innery's pompous millionaire Tory MP Gerald Fedden. br / br /The early part of the story is hopeful, with young gay graduate Nick Guest moving into the house and the world of the Feddens, becoming part of the family and also becoming part of the gay scene. br / br /The latter stages follow Nick through an unsettled love life and the parallel emergence of his antics and that of Gerald cause the bubble to burst. br / br /The only crazy bit was the party scene at the Feddens when Nick persuades Margaret Thatcher to dance with her much to the delight of the crowds. Trying to suspend my disbelief that this delicate looking actress was really the lady herself was a bit difficult! the line of beauty September 20, 2006 dubdee1000 (wigan) 15 out of 23 found this review helpful fantastic - like a book you can't put down, leaves you wishing there was a sequel. First class... November 2, 2006 Marionbrodie (San Diego CA..USA) 14 out of 24 found this review helpful I knew nothing at all about this mini series when I started watching it.. br /I was engrossed at first by the beautiful scenery and lavish sets/decoration.. br /As the story unfolded I was intriqued with the charactors.. all of the actors performances were superb and so very believable..and so very tragic ! br /The ending was such a climax and so ghastly as we witnessed the family turning on this young man who they had invited into their home and had from the very beginning given him the responsibility of taking care of their very sick daughter... br /Another dysfunctional rich family, full of deceit and lies and treachery... br / A Dance with the Prime Minister January 19, 2008 Ford Ka (Edinburgh, Scotland) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Fans of Alan Hollinghurst should be really pleased with this TV adaptation of his last and award-winning novel. The TV format may be difficult for some used to cinema-size productions (e.g. difficult to take at one go) but seems perfectly suited for this particular novel. The Line of Beauty develops slowly, gradually and it requires time to play itself out completely. A 90 minutes long movie would have to squeeze and cut down the plot and there is a serious danger little would be left of its original charms. br /If you know and like AH novels and The Line of Beauty in particular you will not be disappointed. If you stumbled upon this DVD by chance, it may be a good introduction to some decent reading. Showing reviews 1-5 of 8 1 2 Next »

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