Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now

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Plot: First screened on BBC in 2001, The Way We Live Now will surprise those who know Anthony Trollope through the subtleties of his Barsetshire novels. This story of ambition centers around Augustus...( read more  ) Melmotte, an Austrian Jewish financier who takes the London money markets and social scene by storm in his efforts to become an "English country gentleman." His rise and fall is followed with remorseless logic by Trollope, and David Yates's direction keeps this in focus against a wealth of subplots and character interaction.

The cast is a strong one, with David Suchet's Melmotte gripping in his recklessness, climaxing in the theatrical magnificence of his departure in disgrace from the House of Commons. Shirley Henderson is magnetic as his put-upon daughter Marie, courted by the cream-of-society bachelors for her dowry rather than her person. Cheryl Campbell gives a good account of the feckless Lady Carbury, writing vacuous novels to support her family, with Matthew MacFadyen relishing the part of her rakish son, Felix. Paloma Baeza is sympathetic as her daughter, Hetta, whose on-off relationship with entrepreneur Paul Montague, ably taken by Cillian Murphy, provides the main love interest. Douglas Hodge impresses as the loyal and sincere but insipid Roger Carbury.

The series consists of four generous episodes, each lasting 75 minutes. This is an absorbing production of what isn't the most subtle of Victorian novels, but which surely remains among the most relevant. --Richard Whitehouse

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  MCT:

  July 1, 2007

  What an outstanding production. This was a very good costume drama. The acting was very well. David Suchet was outstanding. I already love him as Poirot, but he was just excellent as Mellmotte. I found Matthew MacFadyen to be so alive. He seems so stiff in some other roles, but here he was outstanding. The rest of the cast just made this movie so fun to watch. I also waneted to check this movie out to see what kind of director David Yates was. I found the production so delightful that I can't wait to see what he does to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Overall, this is a mini-series to see.

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  April 18, 2007

  Excellent and stirring adaptation of Trollope's best book benefits from a spectacular cast (especially Suchet and Henderson) and sharp, well-defind direction. The script is also good because it stays true to Trollope's novel but doesn't have any qualms about discarding something if it won't work onscreen. One of the best period dramas out there. Check it out.

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  September 22, 2006

  Augustus Melmotte - the man of the century! His daughter the Marie who is too french for her own good and Miranda Otto is stunning as the bad Mrs Hurtle who shot her husband back out west. the romanitc love story is boring but the villains are absolutely brilliant.

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  Matthew MacFadyen
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  David Suchet
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  Shirley Henderson
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  Douglas Hodge
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  Cillian Murphy

• Rated: (Unrated)
• Directed by: David Yates
• Genres: Art House & International, Drama, Television
• Released: November 23, 2001
• DVD Released: April 30, 2002

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