The Orchid House - 2-DVD Set

The Orchid House - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
212 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1991 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Horace Ové

Written By:
Phyllis Shand Allfrey
Jim Hawkins

Actors:
Diana Quick ..... Madam (4 episodes, 1991)
Nigel Terry ..... Master (4 episodes, 1991)
Madge Sinclair ..... Lally (4 episodes, 1991)
Carmen Du Sautoy ..... Mamselle the Tutor (4 episodes, 1991)
Winston Bell ..... Buffon (4 episodes, 1991)
Leonie Forbes ..... Christophine the Cook (4 episodes, 1991)
Jason Carter ..... Andrew (3 episodes, 1991)
Michael Byrne ..... Father Toussaint
Michael Elwyn ..... Uncle Rufus
Lennie James ..... Baptiste (3 episodes, 1991)
Peter Straker ..... Lilipoulala (3 episodes, 1991)
Kate Buffery ..... Stella (2 episodes, 1991)
Frances Barber ..... Joan (2 episodes, 1991)
Lennox Honeychurch ..... Brother Peregrine (2 episodes, 1991)
Indra Ové ..... Cornelie (2 episodes, 1991)
Alexia Thomas ..... Olivet (2 episodes, 1991)

Synopsis:

Featuring an all-star cast and based on one of the great novels of West Indian literature; Orchid House is a gripping and at times breathtaking drama of thwarted passion, desire and colonialism in Dominica, directed by acclaimed independent director Horace Ové. Lally tells the story of all she has seen, raising the three white daughters of a formerly powerful but now impoverished family. Master has returned from war a broken man, chained to a curse from which there is no release. Nurtured and cared for by both his wife Madam, and Mamselle the children's tutor, the tides of change sweep and swirl around them, eating away at the once solid rock of the white man's dominance and the all-powerful control of the church. When the three daughters, having left the island, reconvene to shore up what is left of their household, they find an island sultry with the sweat of toil, protest, unresolved passion, death and desire. Secrets that have lain suppressed too long are about to be exposed at the Orchid House.
Season 1
The Return of the Master
Stella
Joan
Natalie

The Orchid House is a four-part television serial that first aired on British television's Channel 4 in 1991, directed by Horace Ové. It starred Elizabeth Hurley, Kate Buffery and Francis Barber, and was based on Phyllis Shand Allfrey's only novel. The film was shot in its entirety in Allfrey's homeland, the island of Dominica.

Season 1
The Return of the Master
S1, Ep1 Feb. 21, 1991

Stella
S1, Ep2 Feb. 28, 1991

Joan
S1, Ep3 Mar. 7, 1991

Natalie
S1, Ep4 Mar. 14, 1991

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 21 October, 2012.