The Way We Live Now Director: David Yates Cast: David Suchet, Matthew MacFadyen, Paloma Baeza, Cheryl Campbell
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- DVD Release Date: 04/30/2002
- Original Release: 2001
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- Sales Rank: 1,169
Features
Cast background and biographies
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Side #1 -- Disc One
1. Melmotte Arrives [8:20]
2. The Carburys [3:29]
3. Roger and Paul [5:29]
4. Melmotte's Ball [12:30]
5. Roger Proposes [5:38]
6. A Friendly Call [3:47]
7. Railway Propositions [1:49]
8. The Board of Directors [4:02]
9. Poor Aristocrats [3:56]
10. Convenient Cousin [6:49]
11. Courting Marie [5:05]
12. Paul's Mistress [7:36]
1. Romantic Liabilities [8:35]
2. Opportunity of the Century [2:27]
3. A Bid for Marie [6:56]
4. London Prospects [6:42]
5. Marie's Dowry [6:49]
6. Paul's Obstacles [5:17]
7. Friends and Rivals [2:54]
8. Elopement and Escape [5:59]
9. Money Grubbing [5:29]
10. Travel Plans [6:30]
11. Travel Expenses [6:04]
12. Broken Bonds [5:10]
Side #2 -- Disc Two
1. Love Travels [5:12]
2. Criminal Charges [5:21]
3. Paying the Price [5:08]
4. Bribes and Schemes [4:24]
5. Enterprising Women [7:15]
6. Scoundrels and Gentlemen [6:54]
7. Great Work [5:17]
8. Negotiating Marriage [8:42]
9. Debts and Drafts [4:34]
10. Engagements Made and Broken [7:19]
11. Comes the Age, Comes the Man [4:48]
12. Paul's Proposal [8:39]
1. Public Office [6:33]
2. A Scandalous Business [5:00]
3. Ruby's Rescue [5:35]
4. Falling Stocks [5:05]
5. Rivals in Love [3:50]
6. A Little Overstretched [4:34]
7. Georgiana's Jilting [5:31]
8. Revenge and Forgery [10:06]
9. Proposals and Paybacks [4:27]
10. Coming Clean [5:28]
11. Melmotte's Fall [9:06]
12. The Way We Live Now [8:35]
Editorial Reviews
The six-part British miniseries The Way We Live Now was adapted from the satirical 1875 novel by Anthony Trollope. The central character was Augustus Melmotte (David Suchet), a mysterious international financier of questionable parentage. Invading the uppermost circles of Victorian society, Melmotte inveigled a considerable number of prominent Londoners in a spectacular get-rich-quick scheme. Among those involved were the Carburys, an aristocratic but cash-poor family anxious to recoup their fortunes by whatever means necessary. Details essential to the plot include the somewhat one-sided romance between Melmotte's rebellious daughter Marie (Shirley Henderson) and caddish Sir Felix Cadbury (Matthew MacFadyen), the exploits of an American adventuress (Miranda Otto) with a predilection for shooting her lovers, and a high-born author of trashy romance novels. Though written in the late 19th century, the story line had a queasily contemporary significance to those burned by such financial peccadillos as the Enron scandal in the early 21st century. Originally telecast by the BBC beginning November 11, 2001, The Way We Live Now was shown in America (as a four-parter) on PBS' Masterpiece Theatre starting April 1, 2002. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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