Enduring Love (Widescreen Edition)

Starring:Daniel Craig, Samantha Morton, Bill Weston, Jeremy McCurdie, Lee Sheward, Nick Wilkinson (III), Rhys Ifans, Bill Nighy, Susan Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Justin Salinger, Andrew Lincoln, Helen McCrory, Rosie Michell, Ella Doyle, FÃ©licitÃ© Du Jeu, Alexandra Aitken, Aoife Carroll, Rory Carroll, Sophie Duncan
Director: Roger Michell
Studio: Paramount
Product Type: DVD

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Set in a frontier world of bonnets and one-room schoolhouses, Love's Enduring Promise follows a headstrong young teacher named Missie (January Jones, Bandits), the daughter of Clark and Marty Davis (Dale Midkiff and Katherine Heigl) from previous prairie romance Love Comes Softly. After Clark injures himself in a woodcutting accident, the family farm is in danger of failing--until a handsome young stranger (Logan Bartholomew) helps out. Missie finds herself drawn to this man, but the intelligence and graciousness of young railroad magnate (Mackenzie Austin, How to Deal) appeals to a side of her that yearns to go beyond the hills and valleys of her childhood. What could be romantic froth becomes a quiet, well-paced, and thoughtful love story, thanks to a solid script, capable performances, and clean direction. Jones is particularly engaging; Missie could have been blandly virtuous, but Jones draws a rich and subtle range of emotions out of her scenes. Religious viewers will appreciate the movie's commitment to wholesome storytelling and clear moral perspective. Love's Enduring Promise, like Love Comes Softly, is based on a novel by Christian writer Janet Oke, though Love's Enduring Promise departs more from its source. --Bret Fetzer

Description

Clark and Marty Davis were caught in a "marriage of convenience" that over time turned into deep mutual respect and love. In this sequel, they now preside over a growing family in their little prairie house. But as they reach out to those in their frontier community, they discover that love is not limited by the size of a dwelling.

Customer Reviews:

Family Friendly.......2007-05-23

This was another great movie. They really follow the books. I like that there is no cursing or violence in these movies.

Favorite Family Movie.......2007-05-21

This is our favorite family movie currently! It is refreshing.....suited for families. No swearing, immorality....clean movie!

great movie .......2007-05-15

This is a great movie you should get all of them> I really liked them. When i was done i shared them with my best friend and also my mother.

Pioneer Romance.......2007-05-13

Had read the book - Love the book and the movie. I hope Michael Landon Jr
continues to make movies like these. He is truly following in his father's footsteps by making family friendly, Christian movies. Not afaid
to mention God - knowing God's presence is important. Thank you Michael
Jr. for making this movie and thank you Janette Oke for writing it.

great-clean- meaningful.......2007-05-13

this is a wonderful movie for the family not only providing entertainment but there are humorous moments, tearful moments and spiritual moments---makes us think about a more simple way of life

Average customer rating:

One of my favorite early works.
NNNght
Just Slightly Above Average
Don't read anything that destroys the plot!
God Only Knows Where I'd Be Without You???

Enduring Love (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Daniel Craig , Samantha Morton , Bill Weston , Jeremy McCurdie , and Lee Sheward
Director: Roger Michell
Manufacturer: Paramount
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0007R4TJ4
Release Date: 2005-05-03

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A red hot-air balloon floating gracefully over the green English countryside leads to a shocking death in Enduring Love, an eerie and hypnotic movie based on a novel by Ian McEwan. Two men tried and failed to help, and afterwards Joe (Daniel Craig, Sylvia, The Mother) finds himself being stalked by the hungry-eyed Jed (Rhys Ifans, Vanity Fair, Human Nature). Like a gangly wraith, Jed follows Joe and begs him to recognize the passionate love Jed feels certain was sparked by the balloon accident. Jed's obsession crawls into Joe's head and his life, clawing at his happy relationship with his girlfriend Claire (Samantha Morton, Morvern Callar, Minority Report) and derailing Joe into an obsessive spiral of his own. Enduring Love builds the taut delirium of a Hitchcock movie. Ifans, best known for his comic performances, curls his tall frame into a seemingly helpless but creepily aggressive shuffle; the haunted eyes of Craig and Morton make the crumbling of their relationship as suspenseful as Jed's stalking. Director Roger Michell (Notting Hill, Persuasion) uses fresh, jarring images and sinuous visual rhythms to craft a tight thriller with unsettling emotional layers. --Bret Fetzer

Description

In ENDURING LOVE, a Joe (Craig) and Claire's (Morton) romantic picnic is disrupted after a hot air balloon drifts into a field, appearing to be in trouble. Inside the balloon is a young boy and the pilot whose leg gets tangles in the anchor rope. After three men, including Joe, rush to secure the basket and try to save the two passengers, it seems they cannot rescue the pilot, who eventually falls to his death and the young boy remains unscathed. When Joe and one of the other men, Jed, go to retrieve the body of the fallen man, Jed feels an instant connection with Joe--one that, as the weeks go by, becomes ever more intense.

Customer Reviews:

One of my favorite early works........2007-05-20

I liked it even better after watching it a second time, it was a good suspenseful movie!!

NNNght.......2007-05-01

Well all right I confess I bought it for Daniel Craig and I don't really care for Samantha Morton or Rhys Ifens. It was not very satifying.

Just Slightly Above Average.......2007-04-18

First off, I haven't read the book. Several of the reviews here seem to compare the two, but I can't offer that perspective, but if you're just looking for an opinion on the film, then I can help.

"Enduring Love" is a psychological thriller about a man being stalked. The novel aspect is that he is being stalked by another man, despite the fact that he is living with a woman. The two meet each other at the beginning of the film when they both witness a man dying in a ballooning accident.

I enjoyed the film. I personally always like Samantha Morton, though her role is small and toothless in this movie. Daniel Craig, the new Bond, does a great job of playing the victim, an intellectual type who's more accustomed to thinking about life as opposed to living it. The cinematography here is excellent, especially in the opening scene. The colors seem to explode off the screen. Like most everyone else, I think the film loses momentum after the beginning and it seems like the story falls short of conveying the actual mental state of the characters, but the movie is short and seems to move along quickly. The top-notch acting and direction makes up for lackluster dialog.

Don't read anything that destroys the plot!.......2007-03-28

I promise, my review won't (ruin the plot) of this unexpected movie.

I saw this movie about a week ago and still find myself thinking about it. The characters are three dimensional and the plot is unexpected. A sign of a good movie is one where it isn't easy to categorize it into a genre. If I had to characterize this movie, I would say that it is deeply psychological, interested in the characters' inner worlds, theories, emotions, relationships. When watching this movie, it's easy to see parts where the writers, actors, and director could have taken the easy path and made a boring movie that I've already seen before. Instead, the relationships in the movie have real depth. A very original film with great performances.

God Only Knows Where I'd Be Without You???.......2007-03-24

I've just watched this film for about the 5th time in 2 months. I have to say I love it more with every viewing. I cannot understand the reviewers who've expressed disappointment.

Enough people have offered a synopsis of the film so I will only write what I feel many missed. This is a mystery story as much as a psychological thriller. There are a lot of unanswered questions. I believe since we humans as a species are always seeking meaning - it is a frustrating point, how we the viewer are left with so many unanswered questions. This frustration may seem an unavoidable outcome of the viewing experience of this psychological drama but only if you want it to be. Sometimes we cannot know everything & that's okay imho. (Although I did wish a few times that I could venture beyond the film's frame. Or that the ending, which I think was perfect, gave more information.) I really feel this is a perfect film in all.

But this not knowing & over analyzing of the "science" of love, attraction & the blurred lines of obsession - is exactly what is frustrating our male protagonist, Joe (Daniel Craig). So I feel it's very clever of the writer to have created such an evocative script where our own fears, anxieties, thoughts on love & sex, desire, passion & obsession are duplications of the main characters'. We become a mirror of Joe. These emotions are slowly drawn out to be examined (and perhaps over analyzed like Joe's!). We like Joe are confused by Jed's bizarre actions: What exactly does he want? Why?

The story is mysterious & engaging. Instead of receiving answers from the movie itself (as we normally do) we are free to discover them from within ourselves upon reflection. Perhaps this is the "let down" feeling that a few viewers expressed? That an artist cannot or will not (whichever the case may be) give us the answers but will shine a light where others have feared to tread all the same. I personally enjoy mature art where I am not spoon fed every detail.

The cinematography by Haris Zambarloukosis is stunningly gorgeous. The color palette is soft grays, sage green, browns, slate blue (in key scenes he adds deep saturated greens and crimson reds) all of which creates a moody feel but also brought to mind (for me) science labs, school rooms & artist's workshops (all which feature prominent in this film). There are scenes where Zambarloukosis jump cuts from medium shot, closer, even closer until the image is blurred. It reminded me very much of film as cubist art. Other scenes are lovely pastorals & on the surface bucolic but then tragedy strikes. These scenes have a tactile tapestry feel to me.

Jeremy Sams' score is sublime. I love the music so much this last view was actually because I wanted to focus solely on the score rather than the visual scenes. The score is hauntingly beautiful - reminiscent of Ralph Vaughn-Williams in the pastoral ballon & field scenes. In others it's abstract - jarring to the senses & expresses the disturbing personality of the stalker (brilliantly played by Rhys Ifans) & his confused and angry object of desire, Joe (equally dazzling performance by Daniel Craig).

The story asks what is love? Is it simply biology? What is the meaning of falling in love? Where will love take us? What does love do to us? What do we do to love? Will we be able to hold on regardless of how hard the wind blows or will we tire, weaken & let go? What is the difference between desire & love? Is there a difference? What about passion & violence? How do they figure into the nature of love? Can we be objective while looking at the one we love? Will love "save" us?

Which reminds me: There is also this "savior" theme running through the story. An existential quest which may essentially be at the heart of Joe's breakdown. Why couldn't he hold on a little longer & save the doctor? The doctor's wife comments that her husband was always running off trying to save someone. Jed has that crazed Jesus freak look. Jed sees so many "signs". Mainly that Joe & he were brought together for a divine reason. Jed sees meaning & symbology in everything whereas Joe struggles to see beyond a world ruled by the laws of science. More questions & metaphors abound.

I've not yet read the book but understand Penhall's screenplay deviates from McEwan's novel. I think this is perfectly acceptable. I feel that since film is a different medium - it's to be expected. However, I still plan on reading the novel to see if the changes seemed necessary. They could have made changes just so that they could have these specific actors play these parts. McEwan was an associate producer of the film so this leads me to think he didn't mind his story being revamped a bit. I plant to definitely purchase the book & also the music score in the near future.

I will say that I truly enjoyed Penhall's dialogue. It was very realistic & darkly humorous at times. My favorite scenes are when Joe (Craig) tells off his licentious brother in law & then there's that fantastic scene where Jed (Ifans) serenades a Beach Boy's tune ("God Only Knows") to Joe in the middle of Joe's biology class - absolutely brilliant (and creepy!).

This film is a dark, moody, tense, psychological thriller which may leave you with more mysterious thoughts & questions than before having watched it but that's what makes for an interesting life - right?

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