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Andrew Davies isn't much of household name in the U.S., but he's the king of the BBC mini-series. His skillfully adapted scripts for Pride & Prejudice (the beloved Colin Firth version) and many, many more are peerless examples of classic novels done right--cunningly edited and shaped to let all the rich emotion and sharp intelligence spill over with zip and vigor. Bleak House is no exception; it's one of the best Dickens adaptations to date. The mini-series form allows Dickens' panoramic view, brimming with eccentric characters and complex turns of plot, to sprawl out without losing an iota of suspense or momentum. Two innocent young orphans (Patrick Kennedy and Carey Mulligan) are the potential heirs to a fortune, but their fates are snarled in a monumental legal battle known as Jarndyce and Jarndyce. But the heart of the story is another orphan, Esther Summerson (Anna Maxwell Martin), whose mysterious parentage proves to be intertwined with the fate of the Jarndyce wards and the aloof Lady Dedlock (Gillian Anderson, The X-Files). Dickens' story twines through an excoriating vision of the legal system to heartbreaking domestic drama to a murder investigation to near-Gothic horror, all broken into utterly delicious half-hour segments (after the hour-long opening episode). Martin is utterly beguiling, homely at one moment and luminous the next; Anderson's grippingly eerie and brittle performance will delight her fans. But to single out anyone seems absurd, because every character--from the vicious lawyer Tulkinghorn (Charles Dance, White Mischief) to the foppish parasite Skimpole (Nathaniel Parker, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries) to the simpering clerk Guppy (Burn Gorman)--is intricately drawn, all hitting a mesmerizing balance between caricature and stark emotional honesty. Bleak House demonstrates that humor, pathos, and social criticism can all be contained in one wonderfully entertaining package. --Bret Fetzer

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MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches; 4 Ounces
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 8 hours and 30 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ February 28, 2006
Actors ‏ : ‎ Gillian Anderson, Alun Armstrong, Charlie Brooks
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Studio ‏ : ‎ BBC Warner
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000CEXG0U
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 3

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James T.

AMAZING

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2024

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Great story and movie is well done.

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Hannah K Ritter

Amazing and artful.

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2016

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This is a beautiful series. It had difficulty holding my utmost attention during the few couple of episodes, but ended up to be one of my favorite series I have ever watched. Bleak House is a series where you have to look deeper into the context otherwise it may come off as a very 'bleak' show to you. This is packed full of symbolism and situations that may seem 'odd' to some viewers. I usually prefer a brighter setting when it comes to series. The dull setting of Bleak House still managed to hold my interest and earn five stars.

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When I was watching Bleak House, I came across some repetitive patterns amongst a few of the characters. Harold Skimpole kept referring himself as 'just a child' after certain situations. I was utterly confused at what he meant at first, until much later in the series when I seen that he truly did act like a child and had childish tendencies; he was reliant on other people, he was a con-man, and he tried to lie himself out of situations. Another character who had a repetitive nature was Miss Flite. Miss Flite symbolized the whole legal case itself. She kept caged birds in her very dreary apartment and named them after emotions and those who were involved in the case. These caged birds symbolized those in the town and they felt TIED to the case of John Jardyce. After the case has been going on for years, it finally ended. When it ended, Miss Flite released all of her caged birds, meaning, the townspeople were finally free of this endless battle. After she released her birds, she stood there for a moment, looking around at all of the empty cages as if she were sad. I'm not quite sure what that meant, but I think she felt n emptiness in her life after she released the things that consumed her. Mr. Guppy is another odd character that stuck out to me. He was not poverty poor, but he definitely dressed and displayed himself as a character of wealth when he wasn't. He was actually kind of creepy to me as he seemed to stalk Esther. He proposed to Esther twice during the series, both times he was rejected. He seemed like a constant let down in the whole film, but he did have good intentions and actually tried to fit in with society. Smallweed was definitely an odd one. He would always ask his bitter niece to 'shake him up' when he entered a place. Why? I have no clue. But, it surely was odd. I think that was a repetitive thing due to his ugly nature. He did it to feel like he needed someone, maybe. That is one character that really stumped me. Esther was by far my favorite character. She was a very average woman however, she captured the hearts of all of those around her, even when she got the small pox. She was a character of strength when things may seem dull. The case in itself represented the way life works. Everyone was expecting these two young people to get a load of money and property. However, that wasn't the case. The case ended with them receiving nothing. Though we may expect things in life, it doesn't mean they're going to happen the way we want it to. The strong will survive through hard times, prosper and rebirth. While the weak will wither away and die.
All in all, I absolutely loved this short series.

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A brilliant adaptation of a mammoth Dickens novel

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2007

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Running just under eight hours, in 30 minute doses, the BBC's television adaptation of Charles Dickens' mammoth novel BLEAK HOUSE is a stupendous success. Though it has been cast to perfection and is gloriously crafted, its chief asset is a brilliant teleplay by Andrew Davies that makes a 1000 page novel exciting, engrossing, and fully understandable. And co-directors Justin Chadwick and Susanna White make the action move furiously fast. This is television at its finest, and Dickens would be enthralled.

At the center of BLEAK HOUSE is the court case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, which has been dragging on for decades. Three very sympathetic young people are potential heirs to a vast estate: Ada Claire (Carey Mulligan), Richard Carstone (Patrick Kennedy), and Esther Summerstone (Anna Maxwell Martin). Esther has mysterious parentage, hence a need for a true and up-to-date family will. The young heroines are staying with likeable and wealthy John Jarndyce (Denis Lawson). Family lawyer Tulkinghorn (magnificent Charles Dance) deals with an unpleasant money lender named Smallweed (Phil Davis), who may or may not have the original will in his possession that could hold the key to the whole case. Tulkinghorn sets about comparing handwriting in all the documents he can lay his hands on, while Smallweed berates his timid clerk Mr. Guppy. Lady Dedlock (the fabulous Gillian Armstrong) is also a key figure in the action. Is she guilty or not guilty of a major murder that takes place 2/3 of the way through? And what is her relationship to Esther?

The audience knows more than the characters, so we have a lot of suspense. But even the audience is caught off-guard when the mysterious past of Lady Dedlock is finally revealed. Writer Davies is also superb at focusing major attention on the important characters and keeping the lesser characters in the background. These include the timid law clerk Mr. Guppy, a nasty French maid who is a key murder suspect, police inspector Bucket (Alun Armstrong), and bird lover Miss Flite (Pauline Collins). Warren Clarke (A CLOCKWORK ORANGE a long time ago) has a small role. The cast is mostly unknown to me, except for the never-better Charles Dance and Gillian Armstrong. The ending is a very ironic, yet also happy one.

As stated above, this is the 15 part British television version of BLEAK HOUSE, in convenient 30 minute segments in case you want to do one a night after work and dinner. I got caught up in the exhilarating and atmospheric story fast and did the whole thing in three nights. It comes in three equally convenient parts in the DVD boxed set--175 minutes, 145 minutes, and 145 minutes. You can even hit "Play All" and do all three hours or two-and-a-half hours without moving from your chair or bed, except for a bathroom or food break as an episode break. For "Masterpiece Theatre" on American public television, I believe it was in 60 minute doses with recaps at the beginning of each episode. Those recaps are not on the DVD, seemingly were not shown on the BBC presentation, and could be helpful. But watch this whole supremely watchable and glorious Dickens adaptation in three consecutive nights, as I did on DVD, and you should have no problem in following the intricate story. It is all an irresistible invitation to tackle the huge novel. Don't let the eight hour length scare you off. This is as exciting and gripping as mystery television gets. And the entire cast is fabulous.

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T. Ernst

BritBox butchery

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2023

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Loved this series; I can understand Dickens purists having issues, but I really enjoyed the pacing, acting, and the overall storytelling. Beware! BritBox for some reason has edited out almost an hour from the original series, which leaves some gaping holes in the storytelling. Pointless.

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Patricia Collins

Fast service.

Reviewed in Canada on December 11, 2023

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Great quality. Classical entertainment.

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good quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2024

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Nungulba

A Story for these Times.

Reviewed in Australia on September 13, 2020

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"Bleak House" has been described as the best story by the best writer of the "greatest" century! And this BBC production does full justice to such a glowing tribute. In the Age of Covid, this film reminds us of the struggles of human existence: how some succumb while others simply endure. But "Bleak House" is more than just a portrayal of 19th-century English society; it is a triumph of characterization which preserves the individual quirks and delights of a stunning array of stars. Just the right antidote for the gloom and doom of these "bleak" times.

Trama complessa e coinvolgente.

Reviewed in Italy on April 29, 2016

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Tratta dal romanzo :"Casa desolata" di C. Dickens, questa trasposizione televisiva e' molto ben fatta. La trama è molto complessa, ma ben concepita ed ogni tassello torna al suo posto. Come spesso succede nelle trame di Dickens al centro della vicenda c'è un mistero da dipanare e in essa si muovono una miriade di personaggi principali e secondari ben delineati e connessi fra loro. Quest'opera del grande scrittore meriterebbe di essere conosciuta maggiormente anche in Italia, ma per ora bisogna accontentarsi di vederla trasposta in lingua inglese, eventualmente con i sottotitoli sempre in inglese. Unico appunto: le scene sono spesso girate in ambienti bui e pertanto le immagini sono anch'esse spesso buie...

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Fabulosa e imprescindible

Reviewed in Spain on March 19, 2014

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No conocía esta novela de Dickens, pero gracias a esta miniserie será la próxima que lea, así que por ese lado no puedo apreciarla como adaptación.

La historia es una fantástica crítica de la sociedad victoriana y de lo que podríamos llamar el microuniverso que rodea al mundo judicial de la época. Los personajes casi nunca ganan y eso te deja un regusto un poco amargo, pero te consuela que no para todos los buenos la cosa acabe mal.

Gillian Anderson está impresionante, (¿ganó un Bafta?) y Charles Dance hace un malo buenísimo (creo que se basó en esta interpretación para hacer de Tywin Lannister :)). El resto del reparto también está muy bien.

Los extras bien, pero considero un gran fallo que los comentarios no tengan subtítulos.

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