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Features: DVD
Editor's Note
In this Victorian-era Merchant/Ivory adaptation of an H.E. Bates' novel, a young woman searching for the lover who abandoned her collapses and gives birth to a stillborn child. Taken in by a local farmer with three grown sons, each of whom courts her, she eventually marries the youngest, but their lives turn tragic when her former lover returns.
Plot Summary
In 19th century England, a young, innocent woman named Bella has just been seduced and abandoned. Pregnant from the encounter, and all alone, she searches for the man who ruined her. Her tragic journey through the wind and rain ends when she loses her baby -- and finds a home with a sympathetic couple. But each of the couple's three sons falls in love with Bella, setting off a fierce rivalry that finally destroys the fabric of the clan.
| Features | A compelling tale of passion's dark secrets -- critics applauded FEAST OF JULY as one of the best films of the year! A mysterious young beauty, Bella Ford, searches hopelessly for the lover who betrayed her. Weary and alone, she is offered shelter by the Wainwright family, who help her find new hope ... and whose three handsome sons battle for her affections! But just when she is ready to begin her new life, Bella's former lover unexpectedly reappears to haunt her with the secrets of their past! From Merchant Ivory Productions -- award-winning creators of HOWARDS END and THE REMAINS OF THE DAY -- you'll find this motion picture passionate and powerfully entertaining! |
| Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 4/6/2004 |
| Running Time: 116 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1995 | | Catalog ID: 2926703 | | UPC: 00786936209686 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"...The performances are in keeping with the film as a whole -- detailed, subtle..." 09/01/1996 p.43Entertainment Weekly
Rating: B 05/17/1996 p.70 Los Angeles Times
"...[The film moves] with muted passion and determination..." 10/13/1995 p.F18 |
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