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English Hard Of Hearing
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23 May 2005 |
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Earning a nomination at the Academy Awards and winning the BAFTA for Best Animated Short Film in 1998, this collection of 10 animated tales is cleverly and faithfully adapted from one of the most audacious and astonishing works in English literature. Via cel animation, clay animation and impressionistic drawings, the viewer is transported on a vivid journey to medieval times taking in chivalry, love, lust, the Black Death, rape, deception and... chickens.
Introducing a group of men and women from various strands of society on a pilgrimage from London to St. Thomas a Becket's shrine at Canterbury. The Canterbury Tales recounts the stories they decide to tell one another to pass the time on the long journey. The powerful characterisation of each adaptation, from the earthy wife of Bath to the gentlemanly knight, brings Chaucer's prose alive for the viewer and the resulting work is an outstanding melding of supreme artistic talents with a master storyteller and literary craftsman.
Acclaimed when it was shown on BBC2 and featuring the voice talents of Sean Bean, Robert Lindsay, Richard Griffiths, Haydn Gwynne, Tim McInnery, Bill Nighy, Bob Peck, Liz Smith and Imelda Staunton this much loved 10 part animated series is making its debut on DVD.
The Squire's Tale.
The Canon's Servant's Tale.
The Miller's Tale.
The Reeve's Tale.
The Nun's Priest's Tale.
The Knight's Tale.
The Wife Of Bath's Tale.
The Merchant's Tale.
The Pardoner's Tale.
The Franklin's Tale.
Special Features
- Geoffrey Chaucer Biography.
