Mistral's Daughter
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Manufacturer: Lions Gate/Live Home Video/IVE
Starring: Stefanie Powers, Lee Remick, Stacy Keach, Robert Urich, Timothy Dalton
Directed By: Douglas Hickox, Kevin Connor
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300164994
Format: NTSC
ISBN: 6300164993
Label: Lions Gate/Live Home Video/IVE
Manufacturer: Lions Gate/Live Home Video/IVE
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Lions Gate/Live Home Video/IVE
Release Date: 1987-11-12
Running Time: 390
Studio: Lions Gate/Live Home Video/IVE
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Summary: What a Triangle!
Comment: First, Mistral had a legendary love affair with the mother (Maggie), then years later found his true love in her daughter (Teddy). I don't know what kind of emotion that would have created in the mother, nor would I want to know. But for the observer, the story is hard to resist.
Stacy Keach (Mistral) was allegedly battling substance abuse problems while this filmed. He was adequate, and perhaps would have been more so had it not been for the cocaine.
Lee Remick (Kate) was lovely on the outside, even if her character wasn't so lovely on the inside.
Stefanie Powers (Maggie) did a great job, but to me she absolutely should have been Teddy. I even picture her as Teddy as I periodically re-read passages of the book.
Lily Taylor (Teddy) was so miscast! I will not fault her acting talent, but Teddy was supposed to be "the greatest supermodel of all time" and Taylor simply did not fit the role, which of course was not her fault.
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu (Fauve) was fabulous! Then a newcomer, she was exquisite. She was plausible as a supermodel's daughter and was worth hanging around for during the third act. I sat through all of Two Brothers before I realized that the young mother was Philippine.
If you watch closely during the dinner party, you will see a brunette Kristin Scott Thomas flirting with Mistral.
I often blow past the middle part of this miniseries because the war footage and anti-Semitic mentality is nothing but a drag. Also, with Taylor being less than a fit for Teddy this part of the film is just not for me.
All told, it is a classic Judith Krantz multi-generational saga. It is larger than life, which is part of the reason why we read novels and watch movies.
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Summary: Mistral's Daughter
Comment: I loved this movie when I saw it on TV back in the early 1980's. To have found it available to purchase was very exciting. I have never seen it again on TV, so being able to buy it for my own collection was important to me. The price was fair for this rare set and I am very happy with my purchase.
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Summary: AN ARTIST'S PASSION
Comment: To me, someone who doesn't normally watch miniseries based on Romance novels, the chief value of "Mistral's Daughter" lies in its music score, penned by Vladimir Cosma. While I don't think much of Mistral as an artist (he's 10 times better than most 20th-century artists--which is not saying much) or of his morals, the music that underlies his creative moments is truly exceptional. I know of no other theme that so fully captures the GLORY and PASSION of artistic creation--it is lush, it is thrilling, it is unforgettable. Rachmaninoff would have been proud of it.
(Unfortunately, the most extended passage of this theme has been cut from recent TV showings.)
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Summary: Hopeless Romantic
Comment: Mistrals Daughter is excellent, expecially if you are a hopeless romantic like me. Stephanie Powers is very believeable as the 18ish country girl who arrives in Paris hoping to find love and success as an artist's model. A reality check occurs when the object of her affection, Mistral, played by Stacy Keach turns out to be more interested in himself and his own pursuits as an artist, than his realtionship with "Maggie Lunel"(Powers). Broken hearted, Maggie is pursued and falls for the enigmatic wealthy American from New York played by dashing (and young)Timothy Dalton. Tragedy folows "Maggie" all of her days and the story follows three generations of Lunel women. Their romances intertwine with Mistral and his illegitimate daughter. Worth watching on the couch witha hot cup of tea and an afghan. Enjoy!
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