The Spoils Of Poynton (Period Dramady

The Spoils Of Poynton (Period Dramady

Rejissyor: Producer: Martin Lisemore / Director: Peter Sasdy / Writers: Henry James (novel), Denis Constanduros (dramatised by) / S. PLOT: Adele Gereth has taken young Fleda Vetch under her wing. Adele is intensely houseproud, and sees a potential future mistress of the house in Fleda, and an inheritor of her life's work. LOVELY LOST VERSION OF UNFAMILIAR JAMES (Oct. 31, 2004 by davisprof): The Spoils of Poynton is one of the short novels James wrote before turning to the three large novels that ended his career -- The Ambassadors, The Wings of the Dove, and The Golden Bowl. As such Spoils is a wonderful introduction to the subtleties of late James. Since it is the complicated story of a fight over who inherits the family furniture, and how that may influence whom the son marries, the plot is like most James very subtle and complex. This screening makes the characters' motives clearer without in any way simplifying the Jamesian turns of the story. I haven't see this production in over thirty years, but I remember it as charming, and fairly truthful to James. It came the year before Masterpiece Theater's famous GOLDEN BOWL , and is in every sense its equal. A special bonus is a very young Gemma Jones as the wretchedly named heroine Fleda Vetch. Hard to find, but see it if it comes you way. More reviews: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066718/reviews?ref_=tt_urv Soundtracks: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18. by Sergei Rachmaninoff (uncredited) ** The non-profit streaming of the commercial free, quality films I have very much enjoyed and therefore uploaded to archive.org , are for educational purposes. I have uploaded each movie for posterity , with the hope that all present and future generations will learn from and enjoy them, as much as I have. I own zero rights to this film, nor to any other I have uploaded, and I receive nothing for the uploads nor for the information I put with those uploads. Although I do receive great joy from sharing these uploads with you, I have no wish to infringe on any existing copyright laws . DEF gp ddh **

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