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The director doesn't let truth stand in the way of his script. First scene with Lord Byron is a fight scene. I thought he had a club foot and walked with a pronounced limp, no sign of that. The whole thing seems more camp than serious.
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
12/25/23
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I saw this years ago and I truly enjoyed it. It is a period drama about the affair between Lady Caroline Lamb and George, Lord Byron. I am fond of both the period and films made about the period, so this one was right up my alley. I consider it to be a good, not great film. The acting is good and believable. One definitely feels sympathy for Lady Caroline's poor, suffering husband! I get very annoyed with Lady Caroline, because I feel as if women should have better sense than to throw themselves int o so much jeopardy for a man who does not want them - yet this is from a true story where a woman did exactly that. I understand the current DVD of it is a poor transfer, so do be cautious about judging this film based on that.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
01/12/23
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Lady Caroline Lamb, the politician's wife who made Sally Bercow appear shy and retiring. It was Lady Caroline who during their notorious affair first described Lord Byron as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know", but the phrase might just as well have been applied to her. Eventually her long suffering husband is advised to set her aside for the sake of his career and goes on to become first Chief Secretary for Ireland, then Home Secretary and eventually Prime Minister, topped off by having an entire antipodean city (Melbourne) named after him. Rejected by everyone, Lady Caroline dies brokenhearted. A film that now looks quite dated, even for a period drama, but which is worth seeing just for its superb cast.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
02/15/23
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WOW......WOW.....WOW.....SO SO SO SO SO BAD......MAN THIS IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH.......WARNING THIS MOVIE CONTAINS STROBE LIGHTNING EFFECTS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE......MAN THIS IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SUCH A BAD MOVIE 2 WATCH, JUST AVOID THIS MOVIE AT ALL IT IS SUCH A BAD MOVIE 2 WATCH, JUST AVOID THIS MOVIE AT ALL COSTS IT IS THAT BAD.....JUST DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE IT IS SO AWFUL.......ITS GOT A GOOD SOUNDTRACK THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE.....BUT MAN THIS MOVIE IS SO SO SO AWFUL 2 WATCH....
Rated 1/5 Stars •
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
02/27/23
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Well made romance drama, forbidden love is fact based on a true story between poet Lord Byron and authoress Lady Lamb.
The film's failure dissuaded director Bolt from further directorial work, and may have contributed to his breakup with actress Sarah Miles (who starred as Lady Lamb).
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Lady Caroline Lamb was a British aristocrat and novelist, best known for her affair with Lord Byron in 1812. Her husband was William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, who later became Prime Minister.
"The film charts the doomed romantic course for Lady Caroline Lamb (Sarah Miles), beginning with her marriage to the politically promising William Lamb (Jon Finch) and continuing with her scandalous affair with Byron (Richard Chamberlain). The film then chronicles Lady Caroline Lamb's supreme sacrifice on behalf of her husband's political career." ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
Great performance by Richard Chamberlain as Lord Byron and Sarah Miles as Lady Lamb. Chamberlain is perhaps best known for his Dr. Kildare television series and the mini-series The Thorn Birds.
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SEE the slow paced but dramatic film here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9hMutAcx-s
NOTES:
1 The film received mixed critical reviews, and was a box-office failure; it was criticized both for its historical inaccuracies (the timing of William Lamb's political career, the portrayal of Byron as a tall, handsome man who lacked his characteristic limp) and for its own (lack of) merits.
2 Positive reviews praised Miles' performance and Bolt's direction, which was clearly inspired by his frequent collaborator David Lean (of Lawrence of Arabia fame).
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Sarah Miles as Lady Caroline Lamb
Jon Finch as William Lamb
Richard Chamberlain as Lord Byron
John Mills as Canning
Margaret Leighton as Lady Melbourne
Pamela Brown as Lady Bessborough
Silvia Monti as Miss Millbanke
Ralph Richardson as King George IV
Laurence Olivier as Duke of Wellington
Caterina Boratto Caterina Boratto
Michael Wilding as Lord Holland
Peter Bull as Minister
Charles Carson as Potter
Sonia Dresdel as Lady Pont
Nicholas Field as St. John
Felicity Gibson as Girl in Blue
[img]http://www.richardchamberlain.net/additionsfromjuly2011/006_LADYC-BYRON.jpg[/img] Lord Byron
Directed by
Robert Bolt
Produced by
Fernando Ghia
Written by
Robert Bolt
Music by
Richard Rodney Bennett
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Distributed by
MGM-EMI (UK)
United Artists (US)
Release dates
1973
Language
English
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/69/Ladycarolinelamb.jpg/220px-Ladycarolinelamb.jpg[/img]
Rated 4/5 Stars •
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/19/23
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As a costume drama it bears all the hallmarks and themes of a classic novel, but the main problem with the film is its lacks of historical accuracy. It takes real people and a real love affair that the romantic poet Byron was involved in, however most of what we see is a fabrication. Although it's not a bad movie it's hard to understand its relevance.
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/06/23
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