Summary
St. Ives (released under the name All for Love in the UK[1]) is a 1998 television film based on the unfinished Robert Louis Stevenson novel of the same name. The film stars Miranda Richardson, Anna Friel, Richard E. Grant and Jean-Marc Barr.
| St. Ives | |
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| Genre | Costume drama |
| Based on | St. Ives 1897 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Screenplay by | Allan Cubitt |
| Directed by | Harry Hook |
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| Theme music composer | John E. Keane |
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| Original language | English |
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| Cinematography | Robert Alazraki |
| Editor | John MacDonnell |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Release | 22 October 1998 |
Plot edit
A dashing French Army officer, capitaine Jacques de Keroual de Saint-Yves, is captured by the British during the Napoleonic Wars and sent to a Scottish prison camp. There he falls for a local girl, befriends the commanding officer, and discovers a surprising secret about his long-lost grandfather.
Cast edit
- Jean-Marc Barr as Captain Jacques de Keroual de Saint-Yves
- Miranda Richardson as Susan Gilchrist
- Richard E. Grant as Major Farquhar Chevening
- Anna Friel as Flora Gilchrist
- Michael Gough as Comte de Saint-Yves
- Cécile Pallas as Mathilde
- Jason Isaacs as Alain de Keroual de Saint-Yves
Production edit
The film was shot in Northern Ireland.[2]
Reception edit
DVDTalk gave it a rating of 1 out of 5, and said it "feels like a made-for-television special" and "I'm normally enthusiastic about historically-based movies, even flawed ones. St. Ives is more than flawed; it's dull and insipid."[3] The Radio Times gave it 2 out of 5.[4] The Guardian said it was no classic, but asked does it matter "because costume drama is already the ultimate TV genre [...] it has always been able to demonstrate a reassuringly pantomime take on all other forms of television entertainment."[5]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has two reviews, both negative.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Best of the rest". Inside Soap (128): 52–53. 29 May – 11 June 1999.
- ^ "All For Love". Northern Ireland Screen. 10 January 2017.
- ^ "St. Ives". DVD Talk.
- ^ "All for Love – review". Radio Times.
- ^ Guardian Staff (7 June 1999). "Dressed for success". The Guardian.
- ^ "Robert Louis Stevenson's St. Ives (1998)". Rotten Tomatoes.
External links edit
- St. Ives at IMDb
- St. Ives at AllMovie
- St. Ives at the TCM Movie Database
- St. Ives at Rotten Tomatoes
