Product Details

• Actors: Keeley Fawcett; Jack Stanley (III); Karen Meagher; Eddie Cooper; David Prince; Lesley Sharp; Alun Armstrong; Robert Page (IV); Pauline Quirke; Jamie Beddard; Geraldine McEwan; Hermione Gulliford; Marlene Griffiths; Nigel Whitmey; Daniel Evans; Annabelle Apsion; Lara Phillipart; Laura Griffiths; Sam Friend; Dafydd Emyr
• Directors: Coky Giedroyc
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: WGBH Boston
• DVD Release Date: June 27, 2006
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EMG972
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,512 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
At the start of World War II, 14-year-old Carrie and her younger brother Nick are separated from their mother and evacuated from war-torn London to a rural village in Wales. Upon their arrival, they are assigned to live with a troubled family°Xthe puritanical shopkeeper Mr. Evans, a widower, and his spinster sister, a timid woman named Lou. While Lou is thrilled to lavish attention on the children, Mr. Evans remains cold and distant. But Carrie and Nick°¶s fortunes take a turn for the better when they°¶re sent to fetch a Christmas goose from mysterious Druid°¶s Bottom°X a manor house occupied by a self-professed witch named Hepzibah and Mr. Evans°¶s ethereal, estranged sister, Mrs. Gotobed. Filled with magical adventures and first love, this heartfelt and faithful adaptation of Nina Bawden°¶s beloved novel stars Alun Armstrong (Bleak House), Lesley Sharp (The Full Monty), Pauline Quirke (David Copperfield), Geraldine McEwan (Miss Marple), and Keeley Fawcett (At Home with the Braithwaites) as Carrie.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story for all ages, April 13, 2006

By	Pookie "married to the army" (Germany) - See all my reviews

I came across this movie on a BBC channel late one night and was instantly intrigued. The characters are enchanting and the storyline always keeps you interested. I stayed up way too late watching it through to the end, but it was worth it, and now I'm buying it on DVD to share with my kids and looking for the book. It's great!!!!!!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GORGEOUS...BUT COMPLETELY BOTCHED ENDING, April 17, 2006

By	J. MACKENZIE (Taconic, CT USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Simply wonderful rendering: perfect cast, lovely score, beautiful undercut direction. The only warning I have is to turn off the DVD near the end, when Carrie and her brother are leaving Wales. Thereafter is botched and incongruent. If you're going to use a certain convention, one must do it in the first ten minutes of a story - not introduce it at the ending, where it clumsily destroys all the lovely moments preceding it. Nonetheless, a terrificly enjoyable 90 minutes.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't turn off the DVD!, June 20, 2006

By	lady victoria "vickl1" (Lilburn, Ga. United States) - See all my reviews

I loved this movie, and I loved the ending! One reviewer said to turn off the DVD when Carrie and her brother are leaving Wales, but if you've never read the book, you'll be left hanging! Please watch ALL of this movie! It is wonderful. You won't regret it.