Queen of the East

Starring:Jennifer Saunders, Freddy Douglas, Raad Rawi, Emma Davies, Ahmed Abounouom, Doyne Byrd, Richard Kane, Michael Burrell, Bijani Hassan, Christopher Wren (II), John Chapman (VI), Scott Handy, Irene Richard, Benhmamane Mohamed, Bernard Horsfall, Mohamed Ouaglou, Mossie Smith, Patrick Barlow
Studio: Bfs Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

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All Wrong!
Guinevere
EXCEPT FOR THE STORYLINE, IT'S SO ENCHANTING, SPELLBOUND
Not the traditional tale, but still worth a look.
Cheesey but great fun!

Guinevere
Starring: Sheryl Lee , Sean Patrick Flanery , Noah Wyle , Brid Brennan , and James Faulkner
Director: Jud Taylor
Manufacturer: Simitar Ent.
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Release Date: 1999-03-30

Customer Reviews:

All Wrong!.......2006-01-03

Terribly wrong, wrong, wrong. The most horrible image of Gwenevere to ever be filmed.

Guinevere.......2001-07-10

At first I thought the movie rather dull. Maybe it was the fact that I never read indepth abouth King Arthur. I thought Guinevere to be to tomboyish. I thought Noah Wyle did a wonderful job as Lancelot. But that was all that I thought was good.

EXCEPT FOR THE STORYLINE, IT'S SO ENCHANTING, SPELLBOUND.......2000-01-04

As an Asian, I have to admit that I knew barely nothing about Arthurian legend. And this " Guinevere " story could be way off traditional. The whole story puzzles me. It's the major flaw. How come Morgan LeFay adopted Lancelot and be the mentor of Guin? Later she commit incest with her half brother, Arthur. In great torment Guin gave birth to a baby, then send her away, to keep her from Morgan's witch power. ( And revenge Arthur, maybe? ). Where's the baby girl? Certainly Merlin has mention of her, once. And all the people seems to forget such a tragedy had ever happened? Arthur is a coward, even not qualify to be a man. Morgan can never dominate Lancelot's will, he's a freeman of his own. Guin was never a feminist as she claimed herself to be. She should follow her heart, never ranaway from Lancelot at first place. ( She's pretty young, not ready for accept a man, yet? ). Nobility heart is more important than nobility birth. Lancelot watch over her through an unhappily marriage. Neglect the fact that she has gave birth of another man's child. Always waiting for her to turn back. Arthur sent Lancelot to fight a unwinning battle, wish him never return, so menacing evil. When two lovers finally meet again, Guin ask Lancelot to rescue Arthur from tyrant. Gave up the great opportunity to runaway with him. Always give, ask for no reward. What a Valentine! He answers her plea, to save Arthur and disappear from her life, forever. A sentimental lament. She never deserves a noble-minded man like Lancelot. Somehow Sheryl Lee wasn't quite right as the heroine. ( I can't tell where went wrong? ). At least she's not a good match for Noah Wyle. That's how I felt.

I rate it 5 stars though actually it's not perfect, compare with those thought-provoking, life-inspiring films. Quite magnificent as a TV-Movie. A beautiful castle above in the middle of a lake. Morning fog in the woods. The grand scenery of Lithuania. Make you really crave for go back to medieval age, to live through that time. And the romantic ancient Celtic music, so breathtaking, enthralling chanting. How come Johnny Harris never release a soundtrack? You can also see cute Noah Wyle, while he was a newcomer, in his early twenties. Though he's only a supporting role, shining gem of the whole film. ( I wasn't his fan, till I watch this). All in all, It's charming and irresistible, a dream worth to buy.

Not the traditional tale, but still worth a look........1999-12-26

It definatly isn't the traditional tale. It takes quite a few little liberties some of the characters and their relations (nothing a non-obssesed Arthur fan would notice). It's a beginning story (tells about the establishment of his kingdom, not his reign and end). Unfortunatly Arthur's wonderfuly simple wisdom, royal knowledge and extreme goodness of character are sacraficed to give Guinevere more of the spotlight (and the credit for the kingdom). Another thing that was lost was the beautiful chemistry, tension and thrill of the incredible Lancelot-Guinevere-Arthur love triangle. That would probalbly be my greatest chritism. But it is Arthur story (and therefore practically impossible to ruin). And it's also nice to get a good look at Guinevere. I always enjoy hearing the story from her persepective. Lee's acting was rather weak, but Flannery and Whyle were superb. Take a look.

Cheesey but great fun!.......1999-04-21

This movie was shown once on the Lifetime channel in 1992 and has finally been released. It is the story of Camelot through Guinevere's eyes. Somewhat distorted - Lancelot and Guinevere meet at a Dark Ages "New Age" camp run by Morgan LeFay and become betrothed, Arthur "saves" Guinevere by marrying her and gets to take her virginity to boot, Guinevere has a baby girl. It's fun to see Noah Wyle before the ER rage swept the U.S. If anything, it's a bargain at $10. Buy it, you'll like it!

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Definitely worth a look...
short historical bibliography on a great Lady
This is a DRAMA

Queen of the East
Starring: Jennifer Saunders , Freddy Douglas , Raad Rawi , Emma Davies , and Ahmed Abounouom
Manufacturer: Bfs Entertainment
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ASIN: B00005LE3A
Release Date: 2001-07-01

Customer Reviews:

Definitely worth a look..........2005-10-30

It's so odd to see Jennifer Saunders doing a non-comedy, but that's pretty much what Queen of the East is. While sporadically funny, this is really a drama with some sarcastic humor along the way and a few flashes of Jennifer's usual comic genius. The story concerns a fallen aristocratic woman and her adventures in the Middle East and is, mostly, captivating. While most viewers will prefer Jennifer's comic output to this, it's refreshing to see her try something new, and my reaction to her performance in this piece was one of pleasant surprise. Then again, I wasn't expecting something extraordinary, but Saunders manages to play things (mostly) "straight" with remarkable ease, something that isn't very surprising, after all, considering how well she assumes new and varied characters in the multitude of French & Saunders sketches she's been in through the years. This is definitely worthwhile if you're a fan of Jennifer's, or even if you just want an interesting little story in the form of a well-made period piece.

short historical bibliography on a great Lady.......2004-03-13

This film, starring Jennifer Saunders, explores the life of Lady Hester Stanhope, niece to one of England's greatest Prime Ministers, William Pitt. This short biography on this historical figure chronicles her journey From England to Egypt and eventually, Syria. The story is shown through flashbacks but is unfortunately too short to explain how absolute her power was at the time and the admiration and respect she was granted by surrounding nations.
Good acting, great costumes and a few humourous bits make for an entertaining film.

This is a DRAMA.......2003-10-02

Jennifer Saunders plays a 19th entury Socialite turned adventure. It is long winded but well acted.

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