The Mill on the Floss

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The Mill on the Floss

6 | 1h56m | en | Drama

Lawyer Wakem takes the mill on the river Floss away from Edward Tulliver (whose ancestors have owned it for 300 years) and becomes the worst enemy of Tulliver's family. When Edward's daughter, Maggie, grows up, she falls in love with Wakem's son Philip. However, her brother Tom (true to the memory of their father) forbids her to meet him again. When she visits her cousin Lucy Deane, Lucy's fiance, Stephen Guest, falls in love with Maggie at first sight, further complicating matters.

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Released: October. 12,1997 | Released Producted By: Canal+ , BBC Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Genre

Drama , Romance

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Cast

Emily Watson , James Frain , Cheryl Campbell , Bernard Hill , Joanna David , Shenagh Govan

Director

Henry Harris

Producted By

Canal+

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Emily Watson

as Maggie Tulliver

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James Frain

as Philip Wakem

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Cheryl Campbell

as Bessy Tulliver

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Bernard Hill

as Edward Tulliver

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Joanna David

as Sophy Deane

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Shenagh Govan

as Aunt Gritty

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Henry Harris

Art Direction

Adrian Smith

Production Design

David Johnson

Director of Photography

Jill Taylor

Costume Design

Graham Pownall

Makeup Artist

Ann Buchanan

Makeup Designer

Graham Theakston

Director

Alan Jones

Editor

Laura Julian

Associate Producer

Anne Henderson

Casting

David M. Thompson

Executive Producer

Rebecca Eaton

Executive Producer

Brian Eastman

Producer

Colin Ritchie

Dialogue Editor

Philip Barnes

Dialogue Editor

Jacques Leroide

Foley Editor

John Scott

Original Music Composer

Sandy MacRae

Sound

Kevin Brazier

Sound Editor

George Eliot

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The Mill on the Floss Audience Reviews

Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Steinesongo Too many fans seem to be blown away

SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Suriname86 It reminds me a bit of "North and South" and the 2011 version of "Jane Eyre" in the sense that it's not a feel-good romantic period piece and the setting is pretty stark. Frankly, it's not particularly romantic at all. I suppose it's a character study more than anything. The main character has her own idea of integrity that I'm not even sure I agree with. I kind of liked the film but I see why other people don't; it's flawed: the movie depicts the close sibling relationship but, the actors who played the siblings didn't have much familial chemistry with each other (the actor who played Tom was particularly dull) so their scenes felt flat and pointless. Stephen and Lucy felt a bit generic as well. James Frain was wonderful and deep as Phillip but, so much so that he stuck out and it felt like he should've been a character in a different (and better) movie. As I mentioned, I "sort of" liked the movie but, it was very flawed.

LeeRoss1 Emily Watson is magnificent as usual in this film and typically makes it her own with her very presence. Not beautiful in the clichéd, typical Hollywood way, Watson sets the screen on fire with her fiery passion and electric sexuality. When she is in a scene, one finds it impossible to take their eyes off of her. Her eyes are captivating and those uniquely seductive lips fascinate. She is a superb actor and her art is aided dramatically by her sexual power. The viewer is overwhelmed by that sexual intensity whenever she appears. No other actress in the history of film has communicated fantasies of unrestrained passion by simply standing before the camera lens. In fact, the camera is hers to do with as she wishes, just as every man watching this film is. No, she is not fashion model beautiful. This is a real woman, a woman who as she progresses through her 40's is just reaching the epitome of her seductive magnetism now. Emily Watson is this film and it is all her. One star must be subtracted because other actors interfere too often with Watson and are really unnecessary to the pure enjoyment of Watson's fantastic performance and unwavering passion.

stills-6 Great locations, beautiful shots, good if not impressive acting (except for the exceptional Watson). The only thing this movie suffers from is the story itself. The script necessarily pares down the story to its essence - but a good deal is lost in the translation. George Eliot's intelligence has been all but wrung out in favor of a questionable love story between Maggie and her brother Tom.This is the kind of production that takes the points of the plot and hits you with them scene by scene - bang bang bang. At the beginning, we are promised a truly artistic treatment with shots of the mill itself and the beautiful English countryside. But by the end we are bombarded with events without reflection and character motivations that are baffling. It's like watching someone write a sentence out on lined paper - realizing that there won't be room to fit it all on one line, the letters get smashed together towards the end so there is no punctuation, no style, and no white space at all.

tbright Engaging, set in a historically rich time, Mill on the Floss (1997) is a memorable walk with thoroughly human characters. As it unfolds amid much background detail, the story becomes somewhat more real than simply an exercise in the willing suspension of disbelief. The film is somewhat kinder to today's viewer than the original novel, with sensible variations well integrated. We need schooling in ethical mechanics for dealing with our own life choices, and this fine film offers an agreeable way