Peploe, Clare

Rough Magic

An introspective magician's assistant realizes her true powers while adrift on a fanciful journey through rural Mexico pursued by a gritty P.I. hired by her eccentric millionaire fiance. A curious blend of outlandish magical realism and the standard "gumshoe" nostalgia based on the novel "Miss Shumway Waves a Wand" by James Hadley Chase.DVD FeaturesDigitally Mastered Audio & VideoFull Screen PresentationAudio: English (Stereo)Bonus TrailersInteractive MenusScene SelectionsSystem Requirements:Running Time 104 MinsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 043396093058 Manufacturer No: 09305

High Season

Jacqueline Bisset (Dangerous Beauty) is "ravishing" (Los Angeles Times) opposite Oscar® nominee* Kenneth Branagh in this "playfully exuberant farce" (N.Y. Daily News) that "glows with wit and warmth" (The Hollywood Reporter)! It's summer on a breathtakingly beautiful Greek island, which can only mean one thing'tourists. But as much as local photographer Katherine (Bisset) dreads the masses descending on her idyllic home, this year she has bigger problems. She's broke for starters; her best friend and mentora British art expertmay in fact be a Russian spy; her ex-husband is bedding leggy blonde tourists; and a shy Englishman (Branagh) onhis second honeymoon is actually wooing her! *1989: Actor, Director, Henry V

Triumph of Love

Mira Sorvino is adorable in this lovely adaptation of the 17th-century comedy Triumph of Love. When a princess (Sorvino) sets out to return her throne to its rightful heir, the rightful heir turns out to be a handsome young man (Jay Rodan). Of course, the princess falls madly in love with him. Unfortunately, he's been trained by his mentor, an angry philosopher (Ben Kingsley), to hate the princess (he even practices archery using her picture as the target). To set things right and win her heart's desire, the princess dresses herself as a man and--switching from one disguise to another--begins wooing everyone in the philosopher's household, starting with his spinster sister (Fiona Shaw). Though the transformation from the stage to the screen is pretty straightforward, the costumes and sets are beautiful. Sorvino holds her own against British stage vets Kingsley and Shaw. --Bret Fetzer

Rough Magic [Region 2]

The Triumph of Love

Mira Sorvino is adorable in this lovely adaptation of the 17th-century comedy Triumph of Love. When a princess (Sorvino) sets out to return her throne to its rightful heir, the rightful heir turns out to be a handsome young man (Jay Rodan). Of course, the princess falls madly in love with him. Unfortunately, he's been trained by his mentor, an angry philosopher (Ben Kingsley), to hate the princess (he even practices archery using her picture as the target). To set things right and win her heart's desire, the princess dresses herself as a man and--switching from one disguise to another--begins wooing everyone in the philosopher's household, starting with his spinster sister (Fiona Shaw). Though the transformation from the stage to the screen is pretty straightforward, the costumes and sets are beautiful. Sorvino holds her own against British stage vets Kingsley and Shaw. --Bret Fetzer