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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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
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August 18 2010
review from Amazon User
Pros & Cons :her highly educated character matched with highly defined ideals serve her with joy as she lives each day so exuberantly.
How can anyone have a brain that is so verbally expressive?
...Should a viewer be surprised that those who surround her despise her? Had she been the office secretary she would have the same opposition. Miss Jean Brodie lives in each moment to the fullest. My ... read more
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April 8 2010
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Pros & Cons :brodie tells them of the life of gauguin, they attend performances of classic theatre, opera and ballet, enlightening a cultural life that is virtually ignored at the conservative marcia blaine.
"Cleopatra knew nothing of the team spirit if you read your Shakespeare!"
...Johnson's seamless, effortless acting keeps us guessing and interested as to who will ultimately prevail; she is a worthy opponent for Miss Brodie. The only male roles in the film are those of Mi ... read more
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April 6 2010
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Pros & Cons :we have been waiting a long time to get it.
Great Movie
...This is a good movie. We have been waiting a long time to get it. When we saw it on Amazon while shopping for other things we just had to add it to our cart. read more
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February 21 2010
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Pros & Cons :a definite "must have" for anyone who loves maggie smith!
CLASSIC MAGGIE SMITH
...A definite "must have" for anyone who loves Maggie Smith! She has a presence on screen that completely captivates you---just listening to her spe ... movie can be enjoyed by all, Maggie fan or no ... read more
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February 15 2010
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Pros & Cons :franklin is filled with bewitching charm and intelligence, her presence is magnetic.
WHAT ARE TEACHERS TEACHING STUDENTS?
...I first watched "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" on TV, when I was a teenager, and I was smitten by Franklin's character. I lamented that there were no girls like her at my high school, which was s ... read more
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February 11 2010
review from Amazon User
Pros & Cons :watching with the subtitles on allows one to catch the dialog better.
...The video brought the story to life although there were a few differences from the book. You could really believe that it was shot in Scotland in 1932. Maggie Smith was very good except in a few p ... read more
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January 31 2010
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Pros & Cons :") with her theatrical brogue is genuinely delightful, and almost everyone can remember his or her own jean brodie--the kind of intelligent teacher who winds up exaggerating her personal eccentricities so the students will remember her personality more than what she's actually taught them.
...This film instead works almost entirely as a vehicle for Maggie Smith to show her tremendous gifts in the great central role of Jean Brodie, but what a vehicle it is, and for what a role: this is ... read more
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January 8 2010
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Pros & Cons :-)another film worth checking out that is similar with a slightly different shift to it & would make a great companion piece is the class of miss macmichael (1978), where glenda jackson turns in one of her usual outstanding performances.
...Another great recommendation is To Sir, With Love, Sidney Poitier (1967).Don't miss this film, whatever you do, it'll be the best two hours you've spent in years! The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is ... read more
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December 6 2009
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Pros & Cons :i had seen the broadway revival a few years ago, and that was very well done.
...It took me a few years longer to see the film (I was expecting to be disappointed), but it was very good. Actually, better than very good, wonderful. Not only Maggie Smith, but the rest of the ca ... read more
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November 11 2009
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Pros & Cons :attracted to a married man, she instead hmm.
...Miss Jean Brodie is a Scottish teacher who promotes her own personal ideals from the pulpit of the classroom. At times she is narcissistic, selfish and idealistic, she skates through life indulgin ... read more
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Product Specs for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
| Actor: | Maggie Smith Robert Stephens Pamela Franklin Gordon Jackson Celia Johnson |
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| Director: | Ronald Neame |
| Format: | Anamorphic Color Dubbed DVD-Video Subtitled Widescreen NTSC |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.85:1 |
| Audience Rating: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Category: | DVD |
| Brand: | 20th Century Fox |
| Label: | 20th Century Fox |
| Manufacturer: | 20th Century Fox |
| Product Group: | DVD |
| Region Code: | 1 |
| Release Date: | 2004-07-06 |
| Theatrical Release Date: | 1969 |
| Running Time: | 115 (minutes) |
| Part Number: | 024543119944 |
| UPC: | 024543119944 |
| ASIN: | B0001US78G |
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