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In 1942 Daphne Manners, a naive young woman newly arrived in the town of Mayapore, befriends Hari Kumar, an Indian-born journalist who has spent most of his life in England. With his dark skin and educated English accent, Hari feels like an outsider wherever he goes, but Daphne understands his plight and they become romantically involved. Their developing relationship is jealously observed by local police chief Ronald Merrick, a man haunted by his own demons. When the lovers are attacked in the gardens of the ruined Bibighar palace and Daphne is raped, Merrick seizes his opportunity, pins the crime on Hari, and has the young man jailed. Distraught, Daphne flees to her aunt's home in Kashmir, where she dies giving birth to a half-caste child. The focus then shifts to Sarah Layton, a young Englishwoman who becomes fascinated by the story of Daphne and Hari, and who will have her own encounter with Ronald Merrick.
The events in the Bibighar gardens become a symbol of the violent struggle for Indian independence, and other symbols--Daphne's bicycle, a length of butterfly lace, a picture of Queen Victoria on an Indian throne--appear and reappear, linking people and events. This helps to give coherence to the plot even as it spans five years and expands to include many characters whose lives intersect in complex and unexpected ways.
With a huge cast and breathtaking location photography, The Jewel in the Crown was an enormous undertaking when it was made in the early 1980s. Twenty years later it has lost none of its power, and it remains one of the best films ever made for television. --Simon Leake
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Jewel in the Crown (25th Anniversary Edition) (DVD)
While the story is excellent, the picture and sound are terrible on dvd. Obviously it was decided to issue this on the cheap! Additionally, this seems to be a truncated version - continuity is hard to follow, some significant characters just disappear and new ones appear with little background.There have to be significant parts cut out because someone decided they were not essential. Despite all this, I still recommend people get it because the story is so good and helps our understanding of history and the world today
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent series - Appalling digital transfer,
This review is from: Jwl in the Crown (DVD)
Heed Spoffo's warning.While the series itself is wonderful and certainly worth owning, I have NEVER seen a worse DVD transfer. Even my seedy Madacy Entertainment copy of Fritz Lang's 1226 "Metropolis" is of higher quality. The visuals are fuzzy and grainy at the same time, and there are severe block artifacts everytime the screen gets even slightly dark. All scenes shot at night or in the darkness are almost unwatchable because of the visual noise. The sound seemed alright to me at first, but then I turned the volume up a bit and found that there is a kind of low-pitch static, like machine noise underneath the vocals and music. Please buy the VHS tapes - and let A&E know that this is simply unacceptable!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Masterpiece Desecrated by DVD,
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This review is from: Jwl in the Crown (DVD)
I replaced my VHS version of "The Jewel in the Crown" with the new A&E DVD version and now wish I'd left well enough alone. Unlike most DVD transfers, this one was a gigantic step down in technical quality. The sound mixing was off in most of the episodes, obscuring dialogue and necessitating constant fiddling with the sound level. This series is a sterling example of television at its best, but for now watch the VHS version. For those wanting a refresher on the political events and people alluded to by characters in "Jewel in the Crown," I'd recommend first watching "Ghandi," which portrays the politcal situation played out during that time.
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