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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.
Subject: Faber, Michel. Crimson petal and the white > Film adaptations.
Perfumes industry > Fiction.
Prostitutes > Fiction.
Television mini-series.
Young women > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > Victoria, 1837-1901 > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Stroud Branch DVD Crims 31681002412997 DVD Available -


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