Academy Award-nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, Four Weddings and a Funeral) shines in one of her earliest starring roles in this acclaimed miniseries based on Marcelle Bernstein's powerful novel. After sixteen years of poverty, chastity, and silent obedience in a secluded convent in Wales, Anna Gibson is beginning to doubt her vocation. When her brother dies tragically, Anna is forced to take charge of his young family, including his pregnant wife, Lynn, and her two sons, and the bankrupt textile mill he has left behind in the north of England. Anna finds herself in an alien and hostile modern world. For the first time in her life, she is confronted by her own identity as a woman, and she is forced to choose between two conflicting worlds. As seen on Masterpiece Theatre.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
The ending is a disappointment:
I read all the current reviews after I saw the mini-series, because I was searching for one that might explain the ending. I have a 2 disc set (marketed may I say in the most difficult packaging I have ever encountered for a DVD. My nails broke and fingers ached after struggling with the release buttons to free the discs, but I digress). I was talking about the series' ending. And that is the point, what is the ending? It leaves us unfulfilled and wondering: and then? What happens next? Clearly, she chooses... more info
Not What I Saw on Masterpiece Theater!:
There are scenes in this video that must have been edited when it was shown on PBS's Masterpiece Theater. The cover states it is the same version, but these scenes would certainly raise the ire of the FCC.
body and sould:
I enjoyed the film very much. It must have been very difficult after 16 years to come out into the world and all the changes that took place during that 16 years. I loved the music and would like to purchase the sound track if it's available
Too much body, not enough soul!:
Too much body, not enough soul! This sour little mini-series will leave you with a definite bad taste in the mouth. Body and Soul played on Masterpiece Theatre in the early nineties and I was eagerly awaiting the chance to re-view it when it appeared on DVD. After fourteen years, I remembered the story of a nun becoming a business woman. What I didn't remember was the tawdry, sordid view of life in general that this mini-series portrays. While there are several edifying scenes of life in a... more info
