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Body and Soul (1993)

Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sandra Voe Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sandra Voe, Anthony Valentine, Amanda Redman, Tracy Keating
  • Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Questar
  • DVD Release Date: October 2, 2007
  • Run Time: 300 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000V1OUPE
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,158 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
  • For more information about "Body and Soul" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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"Played with an alluring combination of innocence and sensuality by Kristin Scott Thomas..."


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Academy Award-nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, Four Weddings and a Funeral) shines in one of her earliest starring roles in this acclaimed miniseries based on Marcelle Bernstein's powerful novel. After sixteen years of poverty, chastity, and silent obedience in a secluded convent in Wales, Anna Gibson is beginning to doubt her vocation. When her brother dies tragically, Anna is forced to take charge of his young family, including his pregnant wife, Lynn, and her two sons, and the bankrupt textile mill he has left behind in the north of England. Anna finds herself in an alien and hostile modern world. For the first time in her life, she is confronted by her own identity as a woman, and she is forced to choose between two conflicting worlds. As seen on Masterpiece Theatre.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Nun's Tale, January 11, 2008
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It is almost a rite of passage for beautiful actresses to portray a nun-Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn, Deborah Kerr, and Julie Andrews have all starred as women with religious vocations (and never has a whimple been more flattering). Heart and Soul features beautiful Kristin Scott Thomas as the innocent yet sensual Sister Gabriel/Anna Gibson, a woman torn between the two worlds of a Welsh convent and a gritty English mill in a story based on Marcelle Bernstein's novel.

Sister Gabriel/Anna is already doubting her vocation when a family tragedy takes her back out into the world that she renounced 16 years ago. Believable character arcs, realistic sets and an excellent supporting cast make this a very satisfying five hour drama. A must see for Thomas fans. Very gripping-I had to make myself quit watching and go to bed!! Yeah BBC.


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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wondrously memorable, KST's nuanced performance is a delight, November 19, 1999
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This review is from: Body and Soul [VHS] (VHS Tape)
In this extraordinary story of a woman's crossover from one world to another, Kristin Scott Thomas's performance is astonishing. The chemistry between Sister Gabriel (KST) and her sister-in-law (Amanda Redman) is very satisfying to behold. A stunning cast throughout... There are so many delightful moments in this mini-series that it is a must-see (and own) for KST fans. Soulful throughout...
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4.0 out of 5 stars BREAKING OUT OF CELL WALLS, February 21, 2002
This review is from: Body and Soul [VHS] (VHS Tape)
For sixteen years Sr. Gabriel lived a cloistered life in a convent. Her family consisted of an order of elderly nuns. A pesky young novice becomes infatuated with her but Sr. Gabriel knows that God will take care of such an annoyance. Life in the order is safe, comforting and routine.

God does have a way of breaking one out of his/her comfort zone. In this case Sr. Gabriel is forced to confront the outside world as she is summoned to help her pregnant sister-in-law. Her dutiful brother committed suicide and now left his sister with quite a mess to handle. Sr. Gabriel enters into the world of grief, squawking children, hideous dress and hairstyles, a hysterical sister-in-law and the family mill which is about to go under.

Kristen Scott Thomas gives a superb performance of a nun coming to grips with her faith and the various emotional and spiritual turbulance that she finds in both worlds. Sr. Gabriel finds out that one's cell can be stifling. Her other self, Anna, discovers a world that is cruel, painful, and frightening but at the same time filled with joys that she never experienced before. Body and Soul deals with a woman's need to make peace within herself and become a whole woman in the midst of the chaos surrounding her.

The great mystery is can this woman do it? Is she replacing one cell wall for another? This is an entertaining film that gives you great insight upon the temptations that plague all of us.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Had to see the ending.
I had originally ordered the Body and Soul series from Netflix and was so disappointed because the program was very edited and the ending was missing. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Joann Bangs

3.0 out of 5 stars Predictable and disappointing
KST is good as is everyone in this miniseries so it isn't the acting that galls me, it's the story itself. A nun who questions her vocation? Read more
Published 1 month ago by Medusa

4.0 out of 5 stars One time watch
Usually if I like a movie I'll watch it a few times. This one held my interest but I wouldn't watch it again. It was OK.
Published 1 month ago by D. Perkins

5.0 out of 5 stars Big favorite
This is one of my very favorite all-time television series. Kristen Scott Thomas is wonderful, as she always is, and so beautiful. (She was much younger when this was made. Read more
Published 4 months ago by E. Ansnes

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Story!
I highly recommend this wonderful movie. Women and Men will enjoy this very human story.
Published 5 months ago by C. Alford

3.0 out of 5 stars Welsh/English History?
I love BBC productions about as much as I love history, literature, writing, dancing, and acting! The main thing I do have to say is that, there weren't any convents left in... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Rebecca

1.0 out of 5 stars DVD
I didn't care for this movie at all. I was very disappointed in it and would not recommend it myself. It had no rating so I was surprised at some scenes that were unexpected. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Terry Mahon

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I remembered; "the Nun's Story" is much better and compelling
I saw a good chunk of "Body and Soul" some years ago and thanks to Netflix I was able to watch most of what I had missed before. Frankly, I was pretty disappointed. Read more
Published 10 months ago by maskirovka

4.0 out of 5 stars The ending is a disappointment
I read all the current reviews after I saw the mini-series, because I was searching for one that might explain the ending. Read more
Published 14 months ago by R. Crane

1.0 out of 5 stars Not What I Saw on Masterpiece Theater!
There are scenes in this video that must have been edited when it was shown on PBS's Masterpiece Theater. Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. S. Beardall

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