Product Details

• Actors: Bill Nighy, Miranda Richardson, Emily Blunt, Robert Lindsay, Ronni Ancona
• Directors: Stephen Poliakoff
• Writers: Stephen Poliakoff
• Producers: David M. Thompson, Helen Flint, Kathryn Mitchell, Nicholas Brown, Nicolas Brown
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Extra tracks, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Unknown)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Worldwide
• DVD Release Date: May 30, 2006
• Run Time: 144 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EHQU1M
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,686 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Gideon's Daughter" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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GIDEON'S DAUGHTER - DVD Movie

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Five Star Feast, February 1, 2009

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R. Crane (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gideon's Daughter (DVD)

"Gideon's Daughter" is a film written and directed by the brilliant Stephen Poliakoff. Poliakoff's movies focus on a slice of life at a particular moment in history; he tries to capture what is then happening in England and how it might affect the future. The second disk in this set explores his philosophy in depth and how it impacts his films.

In this movie, Poliakoff captures the emptiness of celebrity culture, particularly at the time of Princess Diana's death, when it had reached unheard of heights. Bill Nighy, one of England's best actors, portrays a PR guru who is at the pinnacle of his career, and whose "guidance" just everyone wants. Ironically, Nighy's character is divorced from all those around him, grieving over the broken relationship with his hostile daughter. He is also immersed in a new relationship with Miranda Richardson. His unresponsiveness is interpreted by different people to meet their own expectations, so the farther he drifts from PR, the more they clamor for his help.

This is an outstanding film, beautifully acted, superbly written that is totally absorbing. Highly recommended.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A mesmerizing experience . Thank you, February 15, 2007

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What a joy to see a compelling, totally intriguing story beautifully acted by a cast that does not appear to be acting: Bill Nighy, Miranda Richardson,Emily Blunt,Robert Lindsey, Ronny Anacona, Tom Hardy & company. Bill NIghy is a treasure. Miranda Richardson, too. Never miss their movies. The screenplay and direction of Steven Poliokoff are so creatively conceived as to be mesmerizing. What a pleasure to see a writer/director who truly presents a fully developed movie. We love the metaphorical quality of the stroy, and appreciate the fact that it enhances, without getting in the way. Gideon's Daughter is a jewel that we first rented, and immediatly purchased,becasue we ant to see it again.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Poignant loss of child by two different parents, February 3, 2007

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John R. Aldridge (BoulderJunctionWI) - See all my reviews
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As both a parent and a grandparent and also having lost a child in infancy, I found this movie extremely satisfying in terms of the emotions it portrayed. I really got into it. It's hard to go wrong with the star power involved and they worked well together - I'd like to see more of this caliber - on American TV for a change.
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