Product Details

• Actors: Saskia Reeves, Imelda Staunton, Petricia Leventon, Alfred Hoffman, Maria Charles
• Directors: Beeban Kidron
• Writers: Marcy Kahan
• Producers: George Faber
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: April 3, 2001
• Run Time: 71 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302481473
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #122,597 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great British Comedy!!, March 7, 2003

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This review is from: Antonia & Jane [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is a great British comedy that can be described as a thinking person's"Thelma and Louise" which is about the love and hate friendship between a beautiful lady and not so beautiful lady and the trials and tribulations they go through.It's a delightful must see!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who we are, who we want to be, and the illusions in-between, April 14, 2009

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This review is from: Antonia & Jane [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Here's a witty English comedy with some universal & serious truths, exploring the lives of two mismatched women, longtime friends who are each convinced that the other enjoys the happier life. Saskia Reeves is the sophisticated & sexy Antonia, Imelda Staunton the style-challenged misfit Jane -- and, in an early role, the charmingly dissolute Bill Nighy is Jane's first love, who winds up marrying Antonia.

The story is told in alternating strands, as each of the two women meets with her therapist -- who, unbeknownst to either of them, is actually the same person. We follow them from college days to the present, in a series of hilarious & painful episodes, as they struggle to work out their lives & their friendship. Their annual dinner is approaching shortly, and they both mean to come to some life-changing insights & conclusions in time for this increasingly important meeting.

Let's not spoil what happens, because this underrated little gem is an absolute delight that should be experienced as it unfolds. Veering quite comfortably between the absurd & the poignant, it covers emotional territory that'll be very familiar to most of us ... and just might make us stop & reconsider where we actually stand in life.

Unfortunately, it's only available in an out-of-print VHS edition at the moment -- a DVD is urgently & promptly needed! But if you can find a VHS copy in the meantime, I don't think you'll be disappointed. Highly recommended!