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The crimson petal and the white [videorecording] / an Origin Picture Cité-Amérique co-production for the BBC ; directed by Marc Munden ; produced by David M. Thompson, Steve Lightfoot and Greg Dummett.

Anderson, Gillian. (Added Author). Coxon, Lucinda, 1962- (Added Author). Faber, Michel. Crimson petal and the white. Videorecording. (Added Author). Garai, Romola, 1982- (Added Author). Hale, Amanda, 1982- (Added Author). Munden, Marc. (Added Author). O'Dowd, Chris, 1980- (Added Author). Thompson, David M., 1950- (Added Author). Acorn Media (Firm) (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). Cité-Amérique (Firm) (Added Author). Origin Pictures. (Added Author). Romola Garai, Chris O'Dowd, Amanda Hale, Gillian Anderson. (Cast).

Summary:

Based on Michael Faber's novel, this four-part BBC miniseries follows the fortunes of Sugar, a notorious Victorian-era prostitute who longs for a better life. Sexually adept, ambitious, and clever, she casts a spell on William Rackham, feckless heir to a perfume business and husband to a wife slipping slowly into insanity.

Record details

ISBN: 9781598287721 :
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 244 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Features: deleted scenes; interviews with Garai, O'Dowd, Munden, and key crew members; character biographies. Originally broadcast on the BBC as a mini-series in 2011. Title from container.
Participant or Performer Note:	Romola Garai, Chris O'Dowd, Amanda Hale, Gillian Anderson.
Target Audience Note:	PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital stereo sound.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.