tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post171379759636641589..comments2023-10-05T11:30:10.608+01:00Comments on cardigangirlverity: Cornish cornucopia #1 : The camomile lawn (DVD)verityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-15181830314009244102010-02-08T09:19:48.165+00:002010-02-08T09:19:48.165+00:00Darlene - I'm sure you'd enjoy Camomile La...Darlene - I'm sure you'd enjoy Camomile Lawn.<br /><br />David - thanks for the info - very interesting.<br /><br />Claire - I think you'd enjoy it.<br /><br />Rochester Reader - ok, you're convincing me quite well :) What a coincidence.<br /><br />Samantha - I didn't think I'd seen Jenifer Ehle again in anything, so well remembered about P and P.<br /><br />Claire - ooh, you must go to Cornwall!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-82647732055751759692010-02-08T02:03:43.429+00:002010-02-08T02:03:43.429+00:00I do love Doc Martin, so I'll have to add my v...I do love Doc Martin, so I'll have to add my voice to all the recommendations for it above.<br /><br />I haven't been to Cornwall yet but it has long been on my list of places I want to visit. Until then, I'll have to content myself with little tv and movie escapes, as well as a few good books (though I think the only Cornwall-set books I've read are Rebecca, The Camomile Lawn and some fluffy novels by Sarah Mason).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-30992189796213177152010-02-08T01:59:25.285+00:002010-02-08T01:59:25.285+00:00I borrowed a copy of The Cammomile Lawn from my dv...I borrowed a copy of The Cammomile Lawn from my dvd shop last year and thought it quite good. It was so good to see Jennifer Ehle again - I loved her in Pride and Prejudice and haven't seen her in much since - have you?<br /><br />And I didn't realise Doc Marten was set around there too - a friend has lent me her copy and I haven't watched any of it ... yet :-)Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747440460896344541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-76193158311570417602010-02-08T00:55:06.065+00:002010-02-08T00:55:06.065+00:00Another shout for 'Doc Martin'. I watched...Another shout for 'Doc Martin'. I watched all the series over a few weeks and boy did I want to go back to Cornwall badly! Port Isaac is prominent and the seaside and countryside of the area is a big feature in every episode. I love the theme music and I can't commend it enough. The only major gripe I have (a personal one) is too many animals being killed (in the film of course) and a few icky medical scenes. Be warned as it starts in the first episode. The wonderful Stephanie Cole is also a recurring character.<br /><br />Jennifer Ehle is currently in the States in a play called Mr and Mrs Fitch with none other than John Lithgow! Funny how you keep coming across things that you haven't thought of in years...Cristina (Rochester Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11157196972931051576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-23878372856188113992010-02-07T12:47:18.025+00:002010-02-07T12:47:18.025+00:00I would love to read The Camomile Lawn at some poi...I would love to read The Camomile Lawn at some point; it's been on my wishlist for ever.<br /><br />I'm also a fan of Jennifer Ehle and Tara Fitzgerald; the latter made a perfect Topaz in I Capture the Castle.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-52763816177407666462010-02-06T16:09:19.225+00:002010-02-06T16:09:19.225+00:00Can I take this opportunity to post a related corr...Can I take this opportunity to post a related correction. In a comment on your original Cornish reading blog post I suggested that Cornwall was probably the English county with the greatest length of coastline, but I was wrong. I have just been surprised to read that this prize actually goes to the much derided county of Essex, which apparently has 350 miles of coast. I discovered this in a piece from today's Guardian by Robert Macfarlane, the English literature don and enthusiast for the great outdoors. He is well worth reading, though so far as I can recall he doesn't get as far as Cornwall in his fine book The Wild Places.David Nolan (David73277)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16898875181095358216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-35966127224863582412010-02-06T12:38:25.758+00:002010-02-06T12:38:25.758+00:00The Camomile Lawn catches my eye whenever I see it...The Camomile Lawn catches my eye whenever I see it in a bookshop, I didn't know it had been made into a movie! Hopefully, my library will get it in.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-53906749872926314512010-02-06T10:11:41.153+00:002010-02-06T10:11:41.153+00:00Simon - I must re-watch Ladies in Lavendar. Don&#...Simon - I must re-watch Ladies in Lavendar. Don't suppose you have a copy?<br /><br />Merenia - I think I'm going to have to seek out Doc Martin prior to our holiday in Port Gaverne!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-47476095594133379042010-02-06T02:46:36.728+00:002010-02-06T02:46:36.728+00:00Doc Martin is excellent. It is based around a rom...Doc Martin is excellent. It is based around a romance theme, on and off again, but also has agood humoured accurate depiction of some social issue in each episode. I loved it.Mereniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597354144052341218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-41755674476759565232010-02-06T01:12:39.576+00:002010-02-06T01:12:39.576+00:00I watched this back in 2004, because I love Jennif...I watched this back in 2004, because I love Jennifer Ehle and Felicity Kendal - must revisit. My favourite Cornish film is Ladies in Lavender... but Cornish people tell me the accents aren't right. Having never lived anywhere with any great regional pride, I don't worry too much about those things!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-3572793126759317292010-02-05T16:37:54.417+00:002010-02-05T16:37:54.417+00:00I love the Chamomile Lawn - I have only read the b...I love the Chamomile Lawn - I have only read the book and didn't know that you can get a DVD, I will be looking out for this!Bloomsbury Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770210075581113565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-36044878969811876782010-02-05T14:47:25.216+00:002010-02-05T14:47:25.216+00:00Cath - I'm not sure I'll get my partner wa...Cath - I'm not sure I'll get my partner watching Poldark, but I probably should. If you remember the Poirot, please let me know.<br /><br />Jenny - excellent! I think it really launched Fitzgerald's career, whereas Jenifer Ehle seems to have sunk without trace. Enjoyverityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-57556344316417885022010-02-05T13:14:45.410+00:002010-02-05T13:14:45.410+00:00Yay! My library has a copy of this DVD! Tara Fit...Yay! My library has a copy of this DVD! Tara Fitzgerald looks incredibly young - I didn't recognize her until you mentioned her. And I really really love WWII-period dramas, so this sounds great for me. :)Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-40519136893056697022010-02-05T11:34:46.354+00:002010-02-05T11:34:46.354+00:00The BBC series, Poldark, used to make me feel very...The BBC series, Poldark, used to make me feel very homesick back in the 70s or 80s when we were living near Bristol. Whether a repeat viewing would stand up though is debatable. <br /><br />Doc Martin is worth seeing simply for the wonderful Port Isaac setting. Plot-wise it's a bit fluffy but perfectly watchable.<br /><br />There was a lovely Poirot that they filmed down around Fowey that has stuck in my memory but I don't remember the title. Wycliffe I always watched as the scenery was wonderful... these days I don't care to rewatch for sone unfathomable reason.<br /><br />I must see if our library has that copy of The Camomile Lawn dvd.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-42958377234890629872010-02-05T11:08:28.477+00:002010-02-05T11:08:28.477+00:00Bookheaper - yes, I have most of those on my list!...Bookheaper - yes, I have most of those on my list!<br /><br />Mrs B - I really think you'd enjoy it - it's actually a t-v miniseries - 4 episodes.<br /><br />Roisin - where did you get hold of the film from? I'd love to see it but it's only available as import.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-74717227347279639652010-02-05T10:13:54.015+00:002010-02-05T10:13:54.015+00:00It wasn't filmed in Cornwall unfortunately, bu...It wasn't filmed in Cornwall unfortunately, but made in Hollywood but the film of Frenchman's Creek from the 40s is really good. I watched it at the weekend and it is a very faithful adaptation of the book. Reportedly Du Maurier didn't like it much but her husband did, but I think it's worth it for the non-Holmes pairing of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce!Roisin Muldoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021809571559879091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-74823166353236418002010-02-05T09:12:03.923+00:002010-02-05T09:12:03.923+00:00Wow, now that you mentioned it, I do recognize Tar...Wow, now that you mentioned it, I do recognize Tara Fitzgerald. She looks so young there. Sounds like a great film though. I'll definitely look it up.Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-88933542480109240482010-02-05T09:09:15.589+00:002010-02-05T09:09:15.589+00:00A bit late again (!) but here goes:
I really enjoy...A bit late again (!) but here goes:<br />I really enjoyed The Great Western Beach by Emma Smith - maybe you've read this one. (See my post about it.) Have just started The Dead Secret by Wilkie Collins though only the opening scene has been set in Cornwall so far and that was a bit too melodramatic for my taste. Much funnier were scenes with the cantankerous old uncle and his manservant in their ramshackle house.<br />A Pair of Blue Eyes is also a must (See also John Sutherland's puzzle-solving about the cliff-top rescue scene.)and Thomas Hardy's beautiful poetry about love and the Cornish cliffs and the sea.<br />And of course Rebecca and My Cousin Rachel and Vanishing Cornwall. I also enjoyed Margaret Forster's biography of DuMaurier and her life in Cornwall.bookheaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04122059232579616191noreply@blogger.com