Brother Cadfael: Set 3 (The Rose Rent / A Morbid Taste for Bones / The Raven in the Foregate)

Starring: Sir Derek Jacobi

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• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 054961504190
• Release Date: February 2002
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: ACORN MEDIA
• Starring: Sir Derek Jacobi
• Number of Disks: 3
• Other Video Info: multiple_formats
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 5.5" x 8.0"

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Brother Cadfael, Set 3

Brother Cadfael: Set 3 (The Rose Rent / A Morbid Taste for Bones / The Raven in the Foregate) The Rose Rent "We have this moment for good or ill." The Rose rent is a great mystery and in the course of being solved leads people to evaluate what is worth in life. A young widow must now face the fact that she may have killed her husband and also plan the rest of her life. I was going to print the quote from the back cover, yet as usual, the person who wrote the blurb could not have seen the film or read the book. Of course, people die, and Brother Cadfael uses forensics to determine who the murderer/s are and the motive/s. You get more than sufficient clues on the way. My favorite quote is in the morning as they are ringing the morning bell; someone asks Cadfael, "Are you awake?" and Cadfael staggers, "No. But I am out of bed." -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Morbid Taste for Bones “A man may step out of his nature.” A monk can sight. While he is being bled, he gets a vision. With the help of Jerome, he realizes that it is St. Winifred whose body is lost in Wales, and he wants to be there so people can visit. A retrieval expedition is launched against Cadfael's judgment. This is one of the best Father Cadfael's as it has meaning and story on many levels. True, the ending is not the same as the book ends. But the feeling is still there. The point that I like best is that the language is common, but the cultures as dissimilar. Although there is no Hugh Beringar (Sean Pertwee), this film contains one of my favorite actors, John Hallam, who plays Lord Richard. He has been in many popular movies, including "4.50 from Paddington," where he plays a similar character to Cedric Crackenthorpe. I leave you with this thought: "Those that seek to lay hands on St. Winifred are apt to perish." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Raven in the Foregate “Truth and justice are often at odds.” It is said, "All that evil needs to flourish is for good men to do nothing." And this film has a few good men who do nothing. So once again, it is up to Brother Cadfael to sort out the mystery and if the separate mysteries are related. I will not go through the story blow by blow, as that is part of the intrigue in watching these films. A part of the back cover is paraphrased: Father Ailnoth, the new parish priest in Shrewsbury, earns the scorn of his entire parish. After refusing to absolve a parishioner for carrying an illegitimate child, the priest is found dead in the river. There are plenty of suspects but a shortage of clues. Too bad the back covers are not clear and straightforward; however, the story is more complex, and the acting is superior.