North & South

It was far beyond my expectations. A movie of top quality. Of course a movie cannot compare to the actual book- but this comes as close as any possibly can.
Absolutely brilliant!

Though it deviated occassionally from the original text (thank you, producers, for a much more satisfying final scene) this is a wonderful production that remains true to the original text without being too dreary.
For those who have input into young ladies' lives, this has been a helpful tool to talk about the role of women in society (as helpers, advocates, truth-sayers and compassion-givers) and is perfectly clean and acceptable.
I lend my period films out to a wide range of people, and always get hearty thanks for this movie.
Well worth owning.

As a fan of historical costume drama/romance, I thought I'd seen everything! However, quite by chance I found this DVD, North and South, and was blown away. It has become one of my all-time favorites.
The original story, written by Elizabeth Gaskell, has a lot to recommend it. I learned something about the culture of the times, the prejudices that existed and the friction that developed as the result of the industrial revolution. All of this is the backdrop for a riveting human story about love, loss and forgiveness. All the actors are very good and the production values are excellent. The romantic tension between the leads is palpable and Richard Armitage does the brooding, repressed thing like nobody's business! Absolutely a must see.

I have not seen a better movie, that about says it all. I love masterpiece theatre and BBC period drama, but this one tops them all.

This is simply put... My favorite movie... period. Acting... screenplay adaptation..costumes...soundtrack. I found little fault with it.. Except wanting to be the leading lady... Why are there no movies like this anymore? The soundtrack is haunting.. and I finally found a website that I was able to download with little or no background noise. Get the movie... you truly will not be disappointed.