- Actors: Maggie Smith, Gordon Jackson, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin, Celia Johnson
- Directors: Ronald Neame
- Writers: Jay Presson Allen, Muriel Spark
- Producers: James Cresson, Robert Fryer
- Format: NTSC
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Fox Video
- VHS Release Date: Dec 3 1996
- Run Time: 116 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 6301442768
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #4,858 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Maggie Smith is so witty and commanding in this film, you might forget that the script paints Jean Brodie as an ultimately self-deluding spinster. Dame Maggie won the first of her two Oscars for playing a teacher in 1930s Edinburgh more in thrall to her romantic notions of art and beauty than the real world, a cultivator of worshipping "Brodie Girls." (She exalts the Mona Lisa and Mussolini with equal fervor.) Smith's expert playing makes many of the brogue-heavy Brodie-isms worth memorizing ("She seeks to intimidate me by the use of quarter-hours.") and raises the picture above its generally theatrical style. Real-life husband Robert Stephens plays Jean's married lover, Celia Johnson excels as the hostile headmistress, and Pamela Franklin is the deadpan whistle-blower within Miss Brodie's coven. The dippy music of Rod McKuen helps mark the movie as more of a reflection of the '60s than the '30s. --Robert Horton
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great!,
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This review is from: Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (DVD)
This was a Christmas Gift and couldn't find it in any stores...then a friend suggested I look on Amazon. Glad I did! Great quality and fast shipping!
5.0 out of 5 stars
"I am a teacher - First, last, always!",
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This review is from: Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (DVD)
Maggie Smith won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Jean Brodie, an unconventional and outspoken teacher in a stuffy Edinburgh girls' school who encourages her students to be just like herself. Miss Brodie proclaims she is "in her prime," but is, in reality, a spinster, still sadly attracted to her unscrupulous ex-lover and often living in the past.
Smith was so young and beautiful when she made this movie. She dominates the screen with her charisma and power.Pamela Franklin is excellent as one of Jean's disciples, and Rod McKuen's music is lovely. This film is a must for fans of Maggie Smith.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great film,
By Janice Keyes (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (DVD)
What do you get when you cross great writing, a great story, an excellent cast, and one of the world's greatest actresses? This film. It's certainly one of the most unusual films ever made, and especially when you consider WHEN it was made. I didn't see the initial release many years ago, but can only imagine what the American public made of a teenage girl in a married, much older, man's bed. Maggie Smith carries the film and her reputation on this one alone should seal her claim to best actress in the world. It doesn't get any better than this.
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