Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance

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Plot: Determined to ruin the upper-class Fairley family who wronged her, Emma Harte (Jenny Seagrove) aims to become one of the richest women in the world. Although anachronistic for a woman born around 1890...( read more read more... ), it is exhilarating to watch her think and act like a contemporary woman with the benefits of late-20th-century feminism. In just over five hours, this Emmy-nominated version of Barbara Taylor Bradford's bestselling novel A Woman of Substance traces Emma's life from overworked Yorkshire maid to the triumphant 79-year-old matriarch (Deborah Kerr) of a vast business empire.

Married twice, but only truly loving a man she could never marry, Emma devotes herself to building her business empire. Surrounded by a loyal few, including Irishman Blackie O'Neill (Liam Neeson), Emma lives her life as a strong, uncompromising protagonist similar to Gone with the Wind's Scarlett O'Hara in a social environment reminiscent of Upstairs, Downstairs. Her life is a sort of feminist retrospective on the social issues of 1890s-to-1930s England--poverty, illegitimate children, illness, anti-Semitism, World War I, whether to marry for security or passion, the role of women in the workplace, and such--making A Woman of Substance a historical and inspiring film to watch. --Tara Chace

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  • Glinda
    Glinda
    3.5 Stars
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    June 3, 2007
    This was one of the longest movies of my life, but Liam Neeson really saved it for me. An aged Deborah Kerr plays the matriarch and it is interesting to see a woman come out on top for this time period, albeit be pure fiction.

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  • Rated: (Unrated)
  • Directed by: Don Sharp
  • Genres: Drama
  • Released: November 26, 1984
  • DVD Released: April 9, 2002

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