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Eddie Marsan, Bertie Carvel, Marc Warren, Charlotte Riley, Ariyon Bakare, Alice Englert, Peter Bowles, Enzo Cilenti, Jason Deline, Richard Durden (több)Epizódok(7)
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Set in England during the Industrial Revolution at the beginning of the 19th century, the series presents an alternate history where magic is widely acknowledged, but rarely practiced. Living in the rural north, Mr Norrell (Eddie Marsan) of Hurtfew Abbey is able to make the statues of York Cathedral talk and move. His manservant John Childermass (Enzo Cilenti) persuades him to travel to London to help in the war against France. While there, Mr Norrell encounters a leading member of the government and makes magic respectable in the realm when he conjures a fairy to bring the minister's fiancée (Alice Englert) back to life. Meanwhile, also in London, Jonathan Strange (Bertie Carvel) meets Vinculus (Paul Kaye), a magician on Threadneedle Street, while attempting to propose to his love Arabella (Charlotte Riley). Strange is told by Vinculus that he is destined to be a great magician and begins to study magic. (Shock Entertainment)
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The BBC made me really happy again. I haven't read the book (but I’m going to), so I couldn't compare the result to its source, but I'm absolutely thrilled by what I saw. The story is obviously based on stories from old England, very different from the J.R.R. Tolkien's world. The elves are glorious in both, but here they are extremely dangerous and sneaky, which is fine by me because I like Terry Pratchett and Andrzej Sapkowski better. Marc Warren was an excellent choice for the role of the Elf King, as he was extremely convincing, just like Eddie Marsan as Mr. Norrell. For some reason I was apprehensive about this series, but I got hooked from the very first episode and I really enjoyed it.
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As if the "Victorian Dickens spirit", complex, refined in terms of style and packed with different aspects, and through and through purely British (non) fantasy original was also reflected in the BBC's respectful approach to capturing this material. With this being said, it is rather an illustration of the original than its adaptation. However, it must be acknowledged that it is a beautiful and detailed illustration that accurately captures the original (in terms of atmosphere, cast, slow pace and processing), which is definitely not so common. Wait a minute… it is for BBC actually.
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