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George Eliot: A Scandalous Life

  • TV Movie
  • 2002
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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George Eliot: A Scandalous Life (2002)
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A narration of the life of the great 19th Century English author George Eliot, born Mary Ann Evans, using footage from films of her novels as well as original footage with a cast including H... Read allA narration of the life of the great 19th Century English author George Eliot, born Mary Ann Evans, using footage from films of her novels as well as original footage with a cast including Harriet Walter as Eliot.A narration of the life of the great 19th Century English author George Eliot, born Mary Ann Evans, using footage from films of her novels as well as original footage with a cast including Harriet Walter as Eliot.

  • Director
    • Mary Downes
  • Writers
    • Steve Attridge
    • George Eliot
  • Stars
    • Maureen Lipman
    • Harriet Walter
    • John Sessions
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    49
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    • Director
      • Mary Downes
    • Writers
      • Steve Attridge
      • George Eliot
    • Stars
      • Maureen Lipman
      • Harriet Walter
      • John Sessions
    • 1User review
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    Maureen Lipman
    Maureen Lipman
    • Narrator
    Harriet Walter
    Harriet Walter
    • Mary Ann Evans…
    John Sessions
    John Sessions
    • George Henry Lewes
    James Wilby
    James Wilby
    • Herbert Spencer
    David Walliams
    David Walliams
    • John Chapman
    Barbara Leigh-Hunt
    Barbara Leigh-Hunt
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    David Bamber
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    Janine Duvitski
    Janine Duvitski
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    Michael Culkin
    Michael Culkin
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    Felicity Dean
    Felicity Dean
    • Edith Simcox
    Richard Dillane
    Richard Dillane
    • John Cross
    Adrian Schiller
    Adrian Schiller
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    Trevor Ray
    Trevor Ray
    • D'Albert Durade
    Glyn Williams
    • Thornie
    • Director
      • Mary Downes
    • Writers
      • Steve Attridge
      • George Eliot
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    Many facts about George Eliot that I never knew

    George Eliot: A Scandalous Life (2002) is an hour-long documentary about the great Victorian novelist. The movie is directed by Mary Downes. This is a BBC film, added as an extra to the movie Silas Marner (1985).

    Rather than show us talking heads, the film is narrated, and the events the narrator mentions are shown to us on the screen. Some events are written for this movie. Some are clips from the various BBC productions of George Eliot's novels.

    Harriet Walter portrays Mary Ann Evans / George Eliot in this biopic. One of the great facts of the life of Mary Ann Evans was that she was "plain." Actually, Dame Harriet isn't plain. However, she's a great actor, so with talent and makeup, she can appear plain.

    Saying "I learned quite a lot from this movie" can mean "Don't watch it; it's dull." People--including me--want entertainment, not just facts. However, these facts are important if you care about literature, and they are presented in an entertaining and enlightening way.

    The movie was made for television, so it worked well on the small screen. It has a strong IMDb rating of 7.6. I thought it was even better than that, and rated it 9.

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    • Release date
      • November 2002 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • George Eliot
    • Filming locations
      • Holly Lodge, Wandsworth, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Opus Arte
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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