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Release Date: 03 July, 2001 Retail Price: $34.98 OUR Price: $30.99 You SAVE: $3.99! Cast: Complete Cast (18 total) |
Gormenghast Reviews
Magnificent Fantasy!
Mervyn Peak is the most discriptive and imaginative writer I have ever come across! And the stories are just as wonderful as the book. I simply melt in it's presence!
a surreal thought brought to life
Normally it happens that when novels are turned into movie, the movie is not as glamorous as the novel.In this case the reverse holds. The movie makes the story even better. The design is magnificent and creates an image of fantasy and reality simultaneously. The whole story happens in a surrealistic atmosphere and I think the director and designers worked very skillfully to make everything so real yet so surrealistic.
The acts are really good, exactly what you expect. Everybody fits their role and acts with that special air that is demanded by the novel. In some cases I think Steerpike (one of the main characters) overacts his role, but all together everything goes together in harmony.
Most important thing is that the movie is made such that no scene seems to rush. Everything takes a reasonable amount of time to happen and wrap up. The DVD has extra material that explain how scenes and dresses were designed and how actors were put into their character, etc. It is in four episodes and two DVDs.
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