St. Ives (1998 film)

St. Ives (released under the name All for Love in the UK[1]) is a 1998 television film based on the unfinished Robert Louis Stevenson novel of the same name. The film stars Miranda Richardson, Anna Friel, Richard E. Grant and Jean-Marc Barr.

St. Ives
International DVD cover
GenreCostume drama
Based onSt. Ives
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Screenplay byAllan Cubitt
Directed byHarry Hook
Starring
Theme music composerJohn E. Keane
Country of origin
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
Original language(s)English
Production
Producer(s)
  • Jonathan Cavendish
  • James Mitchell
CinematographyRobert Alazraki
Editor(s)John MacDonnell
Running time83 minutes
Production company(s)
DistributorBBC Films
Release
Original release
  • 22 October 1998 (1998-10-22) (France)
  • 6 June 1999 (1999-06-06) (UK)

Plot

A dashing French Army officer, capitaine Jacques de Keroual de Saint-Yves, is captured by the British during the Napoleonic Wars and sent to a Scottish prison camp. There he falls for a local girl, befriends the commanding officer, and discovers a surprising secret about his long-lost grandfather.

Production

The film was shot in Northern Ireland.[2]

Reception

DVDTalk gave it a rating of 1 out of 5, and said it "feels like a made-for-television special" and "I'm normally enthusiastic about historically-based movies, even flawed ones. St. Ives is more than flawed; it's dull and insipid."[3] The Radio Times gave it 2 out of 5.[4] The Guardian said it was no classic, but asked does it matter "because costume drama is already the ultimate TV genre [...] it has always been able to demonstrate a reassuringly pantomime take on all other forms of television entertainment." [5]

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has two reviews, both negative.[6]

References
  1. "Best of the rest". Inside Soap (128): 52–53. 29 May – 11 June 1999.
  2. "All For Love". Northern Ireland Screen. 10 January 2017.
  3. "St. Ives". DVD Talk.
  4. "All for Love – review". Radio Times.
  5. Guardian Staff (7 June 1999). "Dressed for success". The Guardian.
  6. "Robert Louis Stevenson's St. Ives (1998)". Rotten Tomatoes.


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