Product Details

• Actors: Helena Bonham Carter, Celia Imrie, Guy Witcher, Jason Durr, Robin Ellis
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: June 4, 1996
• Run Time: 150 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304052790
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,462 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic mystery, October 5, 2003

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K. Smith "Paul" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Adapted Eye [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a fantastic story, which has been adapted well for video. The characters are well developed and completely believable and the plot twists grippingly through the years during and just after World War II. Excellent performances from Helena Bonham Carter and the ever talented Celia Imrie kept me gripped. This is a brilliant story from Barbara Vine but is not based on real events.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This film is one of the best book adaptions ever., August 11, 1998

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"st_catherine" (North California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dark Adapted Eye [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The life of Faith Severn is permanently altered when her uber-normal aunt, Vera, kills her sister Eden. Faith, in trying to understand what has transpired, discovers that her aunt and family hardly lead the kind of respectable, middle-class life they congratulated themselves on having. This is a beautifully done drama with great performances. A great way to spend an afternoon for mystery fans and lovers of great drama. END

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Deep Family Mystery, April 1, 2009

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John D. Cofield - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dark Adapted Eye [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Faith is a young woman from a haunted family. One of her aunts has been hanged for killing her other aunt, and the family labors under the shadow of this tragedy. Why did it happen, and what were the inner tensions which led to the murder. A Dark Adapted Eye skillfully unravels the layers of mystery and tension which developed over many years until finally reaching a partial resolution.

A Dark Adapted Eye was the first book by Barbara Vine, Ruth Rendell's alter ego. I enjoy Vine's mysteries because they examine how past events effect the present and leave invisible wounds on those who participate or merely witness. This television adaptation was produced in Britain in the early 1990s and was first shown on PBS' Mystery. It features excellent performances, particularly by Celia Imrie and Helena Bonham-Carter. It has thus far not been released in DVD or Blu-Ray, but I hope that it will be eventually.