The Forsyte Saga, Series 1
by Christopher Menaul, Dave Moore
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Actor: Corin Redgrave, Damian Lewis, Gina McKee, Ioan Gruffudd, Rupert GravesDirector: Christopher Menaul, Dave Moore
Producer: Andy Harries
Producer: David Boulter
Producer: Rebecca Eaton
Writer: Jan McVerry
Writer: John Galsworthy
Writer: Stephen Mallatratt
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 426 minutes
Release Date: 2002-10-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Acorn Media
Studio: Acorn Media
VHS Movie Reviews of The Forsyte Saga, Series 1
Movie Review: I really wish I could have enjoyed this more
Summary: 2 Stars
I wanted to like this so much. Really, I did. But there was one flaw that I just could not get past, and her name is Irene. The character is already difficult to sympathize with, but she might have stood a chance if it weren't for the grossly miscast Gina McKee. I don't doubt McKee's acting ability, but she was a mistake for this role. Her stone coolness was a bit too cold. Her interpretation of Irene is not the sort of woman that would cause this kind of "enchantment" of so many members of this family. I just don't believe it. I didn't believe passion at all, and she had three different chances to try to prove it to me. I don't like to judge anything until I've finished it, but I had to grit my teeth any time Irene was on screen. This made it near impossible to enjoy some of the pros, like Damian Lewis's extremely convincing Soames. Yes. Because of Gina McKee's interpretation of Irene, I actually found it easier to sympathize more with SOAMES.
Summary of The Forsyte Saga, Series 1
Granada Television's adaptation of The Forsyte Saga achieved the seemingly impossible in spring 2002, matching the BBC's 35-year-old black-and-white classic version with a richly cast and superbly directed take on John Galsworthy's first two novels. The success of these six 90-minute episodes proved that despite the current emphasis on miniseries and dramas developed around the hot actor of the moment, our appetite--and attention span--still craves ensemble pieces that are given space and time to develop. It also demonstrates that nothing generates television gold like a compelling family drama crammed with lust, rape, class conflict, and the insuperable power of money.The Forsyte Saga is nothing if not superior soap opera. It could all have gone horribly wrong, haunted by the specter of its BBC predecessor--a television legend for anyone over 40. Instead, it succeeds entirely on its own merits with scarcely a weak link--from Stephen Mallatratt's taut and fluid script to David Moore's carefully measured, seamless direction. Risks were taken to banish the old ghosts, particularly in the casting. Damian Lewis's repressed Soames and Gina McKee as his ill-matched bride, the enigmatic Irene, are inspired choices delivering complex portraits of unhappy, damaged human beings who deserve our sympathy. In a sea of marvelous cameos and splendid acting, the top honors go to Corin Redgrave and Rupert Graves for their hauntingly sensitive interpretations of old and young Jolyon, as well as to Amanda Root for her increasingly exasperated Winifred and Gillian Kearney for her sharply intelligent and worldly June. --Piers Ford
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