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VHS : Grand Isle

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starring: Kelly McGillis, Jon DeVries, Adrian Pasdar, Ellen Burstyn, Julian Sands directed by: Mary Lambert See Larger Image Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786302579512 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6302579511 Label: Turner Home Ent Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Turner Home Ent Release Date: January 13, 1998 Running Time: 94 minutes Sales Rank: 15821 Studio: Turner Home Ent Related Items: The Awakening The Awakening (Norton Critical Editions) William Shakespeare's Hamlet (Two-Disc Special Edition) Angels in America Scotland, PA see more Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Surprising There's something very special about this movie; the book upon which it was based must have something to do with this. I saw it years ago--but it still resonates. One day I'll get around to reading the book+ Rating: - Restrained Mary Lambert, but not too much so This really is a gorgeous production and it's nice to note that the critics have been kinder to it than other Mary Lambert films ("Pet Semetary 1 and 2" and "Siesta", to name a few). Lambert is usually a flamboyant director and not afraid of wearing her influences on her sleeve (Ken Russell, Nic Roeg, etc.). But like her many mentors, Lambert is capable of showing restraint when needed and "Grand Isle" is a perfect example. Set in Louisiana at the turn of the century, "Grand Isle" is filled with ... Read More Rating: - If you enjoy the Kate Chopin book The Awakening see this!!! I love this movie. Kate Chopin is one of my favorite writers and this film is a wonderful adaptaion of the Awakening! I highly suggest this movie. It is a movie with a strong female lead and can be called a "chick flick" but it is a wonderful movie. Rating: - Okay for a "chick-flick" but slow-moving. Kelly McGillis and Adrian Pasdar are both beautiful and spell-binding to watch as always. The plot is interesting but this is a very slow-moving romantic-novel type film. It comes across like a stereotypical "chick-flick."

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