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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543119944
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
MPN: D2221994D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 06, 2004
Running Time: 115 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1969
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Editorial Review:
Maggie Smith is so witty and commanding in this film, you might forget that the script paints Jean Brodie as an ultimately self-deluding spinster. Dame Maggie won the first of her two Oscars for playing a teacher in 1930s Edinburgh more in thrall to her romantic notions of art and beauty than the real world, a cultivator of worshipping "Brodie Girls." (She exalts the Mona Lisa and Mussolini with equal fervor.) Smith's expert playing makes many of the brogue-heavy Brodie-isms worth memorizing ("She seeks to intimidate me by the use of quarter-hours.") and raises the picture above its generally theatrical style. Real-life husband Robert Stephens plays Jean's married lover, Celia Johnson excels as the hostile headmistress, and Pamela Franklin is the deadpan whistle-blower within Miss Brodie's coven. The dippy music of Rod McKuen helps mark the movie as more of a reflection of the '60s than the '30s. --Robert Horton
Based on Muriel Spark?s best-selling novel, the film The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie earned a Best Actress Oscar for its star, Maggie Smith, in 1969. The theme song, ?Jean? written by Rod McKuen, was also nominated for a Best Song Academy Award. An inspiration to the young girls she teaches and a challenge to the 1932 Edinburgh school who retains her services, Jean Brodie (Smith) espouses her wisdom on art and music, defends fascism, and otherwise encourages fiercely independent thinking in her students. As she engages in ongoing battles with the school?s rigid heads and bewilders two men in love with her, Miss Brodie also faces the biggest trial of her life when her career and livelihood become threatened.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Great
Maggie Smith is an icon...if you haven't appreciated her yet, please do so. This film is an absolute classic.
Rating: - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
This movie is one of the best pieces of writing and acting I have seen in years. The story captured my attention and I was riveted to my seat watching it. The performances of Maggie Smith and Pamela Franklin where Sandy exposes Jean are superb beyond words. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to enjoy a great story and fabulous acting. All the actors/tresses did a wonderful job. This is a definite to anyone's collection who enjoys good cinema and fabulous acting.
Rating: - The Blanche Dubois of School Teachers
Wonderful performance by Maggie Smith. Talk about a woman who struts her stuff. You wonder how people can actually live and breath their own BS, but Maggie Smith pulls it off beautifully in this movie without flinching. From the beginning to the very end, Jean Brodie holds her ground even with reality thrown squarely in her face. And she does it with the guiltless flair that only Scarlet O'Hara can admire.
For you aspiring actors out there, this is the movie to watch in terms of ... Read More
Rating: - Maggie Smith's Biggest Role and Oscar Victory
I cannot improve on the reviews I have already read about The Prime of Miss Brody. This film is Maggie Smith's masterpiece and the support cast greatly complements her performance. The Edinburough setting in the 1930's also adds to the appeal of the film. Jean Brody is both the heroin and the villian of this play converted to film. We both admire and disapprove of her. Jean Brody is both aware but very ignorant of life at the same time. This causes her to be both creative and destructive toward ... Read More
Rating: - One of the greatest performances of its era
I seldom write reviews here but this picture deserves it. Maggie Smith's performance is so mesmerizing that I can safely say this is the only DVD that I own exclusively FOR a performance. As others have noted, the way Smith captured the complexity of this character saved what would otherwise have been a far more forgettable film. The portrayal of grand self-delusion, elegantly masked by poise and archness, makes every scene with her a little gem. Miss Jean Brodie, in her prime, is unforgettable. ... Read More
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