Cranford, based on the stories by Elizabeth Gaskell, is about a small town in 1840s England. Largely untouched by new-fangled inventions such as railroads, Cranford has been quietly managed by a small group of older women headed by Miss Deborah Jenkyns (Eileen Atkins). Everyone who joins the town, from Capt. Brown (Jim Carter) to Miss Mary Smith (Lisa Dillon) to young (and unmarried!) Dr. Harrison (Simon Woods), must conform to the town's ideas of proper conduct or face severe disapproval.
Pros: This movie is not only extremely well acted, it's also hilarious! The little old ladies who run the town, particularly Mrs. Forester (Julia McKenzie), are so funny. They continually make mountains out of molehills and molehills out of mountains. There's also many a tear-jerking moment involving various deaths and other tragedies. Miss Matty (Judi Dench) is a wonderful character and very, very well acted.Cons: There's no great heroine and hero who make a great couple. The closest thing is Sophy Hutton (Kimberely Nixon) and Dr. Harrison - but they're not the sort of people one overly admires.
My Rating: OK if certain scenes are skipped, T if not (surgery scenes)
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