Easy Virtue PG-13
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 1 hours, 37 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Originally Released: 2011
- Label: Alliance
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Jessica Biel, Colin Firth, Kristin Scott Thomas & Ben Barnes | |
Performer: | Kris Marshall, Katherine Parkinson & Kimberly Nixon | |
Directed by | Stephan Elliott | |
Edited by | Sue Blainey | |
Screenwriting by | Stephan Elliott & Sheridan Jobbins | |
Composition by | Marius De Vries | |
Produced by | Barnaby Thompson, Joseph Abrams & James D. Stern | |
Director of Photography: | Martin Kenzie |
Entertainment Reviews:
Firth is an effortless actor, and he works that magic again here....There is a clever sophistication to the story...
Los Angeles Times
3 stars out of 4 -- Jessica Biel will surprise some with her skill....She makes Larita independent and able...
Chicago Sun-Times
3 stars out of 5 -- Jessica Biel is funny and touching....Director Stephan Elliott uncorks a rare vintage of laughs tinged with heartache.
Rolling Stone
3 stars out of 4 -- The 1924 Noel Coward play has been adapted skillfully by director Stephan Elliott, and the lovely cinematography enhances the cheeky dialogue.
USA Today Critic
Rating: 3.5/5 --
Jessica Biel gets more publicity for her body and her boyfriend than for her acting ability, but Easy Virtue may be cause for a reassessment.
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Arizona Republic
Rating: 3.5/4 --
It's only a surprise if you haven't seen his other films.
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Film Freak Central
Rating: 4/5 --
A winning, witty fox trot through the Roaring 20s, when men were men, women were liberating themselves and the 'to the manner born' were losing their grip on their manners -- and manors.
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Orlando Sentinel
Product Description:
Adapted from a Noel Coward play, EASY VIRTUE is essentially a tale of Old World manners vs. New World freedom. The year is 1929, and John Whitaker (Ben Barnes) has just married a feisty American racecar driver named Larita (Jessica Biel). John is the eldest of the Whitakers--a prim English family--and when he returns home with Larita on his arm, his mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) is none too pleased. John's choice of a loud, brash American has raised everyone's eyebrows, including his sisters, Hilda (Kimberly Nixon) and Marion (Katherine Parkinson). The only person who seems to approve of Larita is Mr. Whitaker--John's weary, put-upon father (Colin Firth). Try as she might, Larita has a hard time impressing the icy, unforgiving Mrs. Whitaker, and indeed, the entire Whitaker clan proves to be a rather eccentric, unhappy bunch. John had promised Larita a short visit, but due to pressure from his mother, they stay longer than planned. Time drags on, and the friction between Mrs. Whitaker and Larita only gets worse. When Hilda digs up something scandalous from Larita's past, tensions bubble to a boiling point, and Larita is forced to face some rather hard truths about herself and her new husband.
For fans of period films, EASY VIRTUE is a visual treat, set on a sprawling country estate and with gorgeous and impeccable costumes. Director Stephan Elliot (THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT) tries to inject a bit of modern zing by filling scenes with contemporary renditions of Cole Porter songs, while Biel and Scott Thomas breathe some life into their lightweight characters. Though the source play, with its airy plot, isn't one of Coward's most popular works, fans of Colin Firth's work in costume comedies and dramas will be delighted with the actor's performance here.
For fans of period films, EASY VIRTUE is a visual treat, set on a sprawling country estate and with gorgeous and impeccable costumes. Director Stephan Elliot (THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT) tries to inject a bit of modern zing by filling scenes with contemporary renditions of Cole Porter songs, while Biel and Scott Thomas breathe some life into their lightweight characters. Though the source play, with its airy plot, isn't one of Coward's most popular works, fans of Colin Firth's work in costume comedies and dramas will be delighted with the actor's performance here.
Product Description:
(ENGLISH) The twenties have roared... the thirties have yet to swing. John Whittaker, a young Englishman, falls madly in love with Larita, a sexy and glamorous American woman, and they marry impetuously. However when the couple returns to the family home, his mother Mrs Whittaker has an instant allergic reaction to her new daughter-in-law. Soon a battle of wits ensues and sparks fly!
(FRENCH) Les années 20 avaient rugi... les années 30 devaient swinguer ! John Whittaker, jeune Anglais de bonne famille, tombe fou amoureux de Larita, aventurière américaine glamour et sexy. Il l'épouse sur le champ et la ramène dans le manoir de ses parents. Si Mr Whittaker n'est pas insensible au charme de sa belle-fille, l'allergie est instantanée chez Mrs Whittaker qui déroule un vaste champ de mines aux pieds de Larita. Celle-ci comprend vite qu'elle doit riposter si elle ne veut pas perdre John. La guerre des piques commence, les étincelles fusent... jusqu'au jour où le passé secret de Larita est révélé à tous. Elle décide alors de frapper un dernier grand coup.