Lady Jane Director: Trevor Nunn Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes, John Wood, Michael Hordern
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- DVD Release Date: 02/03/2009
- Original Release: 1985
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- Sales Rank: 21,145
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Closed Caption; Photo gallery
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Disc #1 -- Lady Jane
1. The Line Of Succession [:13]
2. A Love Of Learning [6:14]
3. To Dance With a King [:58]
4. Illness and Recovery [5:08]
5. Ornaments Of Religion [:52]
6. The Arrangement [3:47]
7. A Promise Of Marriage [2:34]
8. Unhappily Betrothed [3:27]
9. The Wedding Celebration [1:10]
10. Branded For Begging [3:02]
11. The First [4:02]
12. Let Him Die [5:52]
13. "It Is Done" [4:50]
14. Decency Or Strength [6:27]
15. No Turning Back [8:42]
16. Queen Jane [7:02]
17. Traitors [:45]
18. The Need Of the People [1:47]
19. Nine Days [3:38]
20. "Embrace the True Religion" [:55]
21. Father and Son [1:16]
22. Queen Mary [3:43]
23. A Focus For Rebellion [2:45]
24. A Faith So Pure [:58]
25. One Last Night [6:18]
26. "The Soul Takes Flight..." [2:22]
Editorial Reviews
Lady Jane Grey, the 16-year-old girl who for nine days in the 16th century was Queen of England, is here portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter. Lady Jane Grey's sickly cousin, who becomes Edward VI upon the death of Henry VIII, is on the threshold of death himself. The Protestant powers-that-be, fearing that England will fall under Catholic rule, contrive to marry off Edward VI's most likely successor Lady Jane to the wastrelly Guilford Dudley (Cary Elwes), the future Duke of Suffolk. The dying Edward is coerced into naming Jane as his successor. Jane is forced to assume the throne, attempting to impose reforms on the corrupt Protestant government during her brief reign. A coup led by Jane's cousin Princess Mary (Jane Lapotaire) results in the ouster, and eventual execution, of Queen Jane and her consort. The story is told through anti-establishment themes; teen-agers Lady Jane and Guilford Dudley are seen as the only hope for a brighter future, making their deaths all the more tragic. An earlier version of the same story, Tudor Rose, was filmed in 1936. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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