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Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, et al.

Robert Merivel is a physician whom is more interested in his passion for women than his gift for medicine. Because of his desire for many women, but commitment to none, King Charles II entices Merivel to marry his mistress Celia to keep her out of his hair. The King gives Merivel everything he could ever want, with the condition that Merivel is forbidden to fall in love with Celia. Much to Merivel's own surprise he does fall in love with her. When the King finds out, Merivel is banished from the Kingdom and he loses everything. Heartbroken and penny-less Merivel starts on an unknown journey. During his travel he meets Katherine. While Merivel thinks she is in desperate need of help, it is actually she who helps him. She gives him the strength and hope to survive the challenges that he must face. It is through these challenges and Katherine's love that Merivel discovers who he really is and he becomes the man he never dreamed he would be.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 717951002808
• Release Date: May 1993
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Publisher: Miramax
• Director: Michael Hoffman
• Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Polly Walker, Meg Ryan, Ian McKellen, Hugh Grant, Hugh McDiarmid, Mary Macleod, Mark Letheren
• Runtime: 1 hour, 57 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: closed-captioned
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Are we the masters of our souls?

Yes, this is a period piece; the movie was beautifully costumed, and the colors were brilliant. However, many movies can say that. These were great actors. They all made memorable movies before and after this one. Not all movies can say that they are more than the sum of their parts and that the characters were great enough to outshine the actors. However, this one is one of those movies. It does not fit any category of the movie unless you can call it inspirational. Robert Merivel was the master and the sum of his choices. Even the circumstances that looked like there was no control were the result of previous choices. This also applied to the other characters that surrounded him. The end is the result of the means. This is one movie that could not be remade.