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Yesterday's Children [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - France ]

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This is based on a true story, and it will leave you rethinking much of what you believe. It's about a woman with memories of a fairly recent previous life in Ireland, who manages to prove the details of that life and find still living members of her previous life's family.

It also has a marvelous score. The mysterious theme song by Patrick Williams (with some verses translated into Irish by Sean Aherne) won an Emmy and this film is, at present, the ONLY way you can hear it. (Disclosure: the singer, Jenn Mahoney, is a friend of mine, but I'd say it even if I didn't know her).

The only fault with it is that the setting was moved from England, where the real woman lived, to the US - silly, really, since they had to go to Ireland for part of the film anyway, and Jane Seymour, who plays the protagonist, could have used her own accent.

The sad thing is that I can't purchase this DVD in a playable format for my area - which includes the studio where the made-for-tv movie classic was made. I have certainly searched the net, and all I can find is other searchers bemoaning the fact that they can't buy it. Sure hope someone gets the message!!

This is an absolutely wonderful movie. It shows the importance of family at any age and the power of a mother's love. If someone out in movieland sees this, please make this movie available on DVD in Region 1 (U.S. and Canada)

Basically why is this movie not on a north american dvd...I consider this movie as one everybody should view.It is similar to "somewhere in time" as it has time travel aspects.The story is excellent.

This is a beautiful movie that touches your heart. The music is also hauntingly beautiful.
I would buy this DVD in a heartbeat but is not available in US format. Anyone interested in owning this DVD should notify Amazon to have it reformatted in Reg. 1.

Yesterday's Children

I was delighted to find this DVD in a format which would play in all regions. Don't be put off because the cover and all information is in Portuguese. To set up: go to CONFIGURACAO, under IDIOMAS chose INGLES (English), then go to FILME (film). The color is excellent, and the voices are of the actual actors. Also, it has an additional ending not shown in the TV version. Under EXTRAS, then ENTREVISTAS, then GALERIA DE FOTOS HISTORICAS there are photos which are easy to figure out....even with Portugese captions.

This is a beautiful movie, with an unbelievable theme song, that nobody seems to be able to get anywhere. The haunting music caught my attention before I even knew this movie was playing on TV and it drew me to the set where I sat completely enthralled until it was over. I am a pushover for sentimental movies, anyway, so it was right up my alley. The spiritual aspects appealed to me and being Irish, it tugged at my heritage, too. With beautiful sceney, an intriguing story and THAT SONG...what a combo. I would think that the song's creator would push to get it out there to more people. That it isn't even on a CD as an Oscar winner, is unbelievable to me. There must be a way to get the higher powers to realize what joy this movie would bring if we could just get it made available. If profitability is the carrot, we must dangle that out there, too.

I was a little worried when I purchased this DVD. I was not sure if it would have an ENGLISH sound-track or if it would play in my DVD player. Thankfully, it did have the English option & it did play in my player. The cover however, is in Portugeuse as well as any commentaries. So if you're not familiar with the language then the commentaries will be useless to listen to. With that said . . .
The movie itself is based on the real-life book Across Time And Death: A Mother's Search For Her Past Life Children. Jane Seymour does a wonderful part in playing the lead role (of Jenny/Mary) in this movie. She starts having vivid memories that make no sense to her, in which she sees & feels things from another life. Thinking she's going crazy, she's unsure who she can tell about these things. Her husband tells her to keep it to herself. Her mother gives her a book (about reincarnation) and suggests that maybe she should investigate the possibility. Her son is supportive and tells her to pursue it.
After reading the book her mother gave her & armed with the drawings she did of images from her visions, she hesistantly goes to see a past-life hypnotist. This brings up more details of Mary's life. Eventually she does more research, finds the maps she drew match actual historical maps of a place in Ireland called Malahide. She decides to take a trip to Ireland with her son to see if anyone remembers a woman named Mary who had five children & who lived in that area. She is frustrated at first when she seems to be getting nowhere. Eventually everything falls into place. She meets one of Mary's children Sonny, who is able to confirm some of the memories she has of his departed mother. She tries to re-unite all of Mary's children a little get-together but Sonny is reluctant to see his siblings again.
A beautiful movie, based on a PAST life. Highly recommended viewing for someone who likes reading these types of books. I would recommend reading the book too, which has actual photographs of the author and children from her previous life.

This is the most beautiful and tear-jerking movie I have ever seen and when lifetime shows it (which they should more often) I will stop whatever it is I'm doing and watch it from beginning to end. The acting is amazing, the scenery is breath-taking and the story is heart felt. I have seen it so many times and I never fail to shed tears. This movie is a must see!

Yesterday's Children is a wonderful, tearjerking movie. It doesn't come on TV very often, but when it does, I always watch it from the beginning. I just watched it tonight, and my eyes are again swollen! I love all of Jane Seymour's movies, this one being the best. I am one quarter Irish myself. I would love to have a copy of this, in USA format (Hawaii), if one becomes available.

I saw this movie on TV recently and would love to own a copy. If I could buy it, the format is not usable in the US. The music is excellent and the story is beautiful! I am hopeful someday, I will find a way to have a copy of my own.