St. Ives(1998 film)
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Genre | Costume drama |
Based on | St. Ives 1897 novel byRobert Louis Stevenson |
Screenplay by | Allan Cubitt |
Directed by | Harry Hook |
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Theme music composer | John E. Keane |
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Original language | English |
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Cinematography | Robert Alazraki |
Editor | John MacDonnell |
Running time | 83 minutes |
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Release | 22 October 1998 |
St. Ives(released under the nameAll for Lovein the UK[1]) is a 1998 television film based on theunfinishedRobert Louis Stevensonnovel of the same name.The film starsMiranda Richardson,Anna Friel,Richard E. GrantandJean-Marc Barr.
Plot[edit]
A dashing French Army officer, capitaine Jacques de Keroual de Saint-Yves, is captured by the British during theNapoleonic Warsand sent to a Scottish prison camp. There he falls for a local girl, befriends the commanding officer, and discovers a surprising secret about his long-lost grandfather.
Cast[edit]
- Jean-Marc Barras Captain Jacques de Keroual de Saint-Yves
- Miranda Richardsonas Susan Gilchrist
- Richard E. Grantas Major Farquhar Chevening
- Anna Frielas Flora Gilchrist
- Michael Goughas Comte de Saint-Yves
- Cécile Pallasas Mathilde
- Jason Isaacsas Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves
Production[edit]
The film was shot in Northern Ireland.[2]
Reception[edit]
DVDTalk gave it a rating of 1 out of 5, and said it "feels like a made-for-television special" and "I'm normally enthusiastic about historically-based movies, even flawed ones. St. Ives is more than flawed; it's dull and insipid."[3] TheRadio Timesgave it 2 out of 5.[4]The Guardiansaid it was no classic, but asked does it matter "because costume drama is already the ultimate TV genre [...] it has always been able to demonstrate a reassuringly pantomime take on all other forms of television entertainment."[5]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has two reviews, both negative.[6]
References[edit]
- ^"Best of the rest".Inside Soap(128): 52–53. 29 May – 11 June 1999.
- ^"All For Love".Northern Ireland Screen.10 January 2017.
- ^"St. Ives".DVD Talk.
- ^"All for Love – review".Radio Times.
- ^Guardian Staff (7 June 1999)."Dressed for success".The Guardian.
- ^"Robert Louis Stevenson's St. Ives (1998)".Rotten Tomatoes.
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