Product: Therese Raquin [VHS] (1981)
Rating: 1.0
will make you put Kevorkian on speed dial.......
like the other reviewer, I hunted up this DVD as I try to see everything that actor Alan Rickman has been in. Unlike the other reviewer, even Alan could not save this angst ridden foray into melancholy, morose scenery, and melodramatic acting.First off, Rickman fans be forewarned-in the entire 3 part series, Alan is seen in about ten minutes of time. Even with that, I would have been happy to see the always wonderful work of Brian Cox and Kate Nelligan.For the most part the acting WAS above par, but the storyline seemed to bring out high drama in both leads-to the point of laughability. The story itself is one of these dark, maudlin "classics" that we're all supposed to "get", and if not then we must be plebeian. Well, just call me plebe, because watching this was like pulling teeth without anesthetic. By the end, I did not care WHAT happened to Therese or Laurent. They were frankly despicable people who selfishness and depravity were bile raising.I adore period dramas but I'd rather be hit repeatedly with this DVD than have to watch it again.no stars.