Product: Ryan's Daughter (Two-Disc Special Edition) (2006)
Rating: 5.0
Masterpiece
A masterpiece and IMO David Lean's best film by far. A good story (originating in Madame Bovary) with excellent screenplay (by Robert Bolt) and production. Several superb performances, but Sarah Miles is outstanding and not just as a beauty. She plays the part of Rosie Ryan to perfection and is totally convincing. Fabulous scenery though some of the shots, taken out of necessity on a South African beach, show water a bit too blue to be Ireland. Many notable scenes, but my favorite is the one with the couple in the bluebells - an example of the proper use of silence being at least as effective as great dialogue. Highly recommended.