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Little Lord Fauntleroy | 
 enlarge | Director: Andrew Morgan
Actors: Vicki Hopps, George Baker, Betsy Brantley, Michael Benz, Bernice Stegers
Studio: Homevision
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 36935
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 360
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 2978
UPC: 014381297829
EAN: 0014381297829
ASIN: B000BVNS7A
Theatrical Release Date: July 14, 1995
Release Date: February 14, 2006
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If Little Lord Fauntleroy is a crusty, curmudgeonly sort of book, the BBC film adaptation is even crustier. For here, among these 100 overstarched and often overacted minutes, are more frown lines, furrowed brows, and pasty complexions than you can shake a Victorian walking stick at. It's not that the story isn't compelling. True to the Frances Hodgson Burnett classic, a humble and kindly 10-year-old boy living a hardscrabble life alongside his widowed mother in 1870s New York is dispatched by England's Earl of Dorincourt, his dreary and shrunken-hearted though fabulously wealthy grandfather, to claim his title--he shall be Lord Fauntleroy. This is to the old man's distaste, as he is of the opinion that unmannered scum dwells across the pond. Worse for young Cedric, his mother is relegated to a cottage outside the castle, where he is to live. Predictably, the ingenuous lad, a real gee-whiz kind of a kid, soon lights a fire beneath his grandfather's frosty heart. Right when things begin to feel warm and fuzzy, though, another foul American, this one a shameless social climber and pretender on her son's behalf to the lordship, elbows her way in, aiming to conquer the castle. Fortunately, a couple of good ol' boys from back home bust a move to blow her cover. Morose moods aside, what whacks away at the modern viewer's funny bone is the cast's brittleness. Everyone's too cut and dried, too black or white, either beaming beatifically or incapable of cracking a smile. Still, don't count this version out if you're a big Burnett fan, or if certain children in your family display drama queen or king tendencies. -Tammy La Gorce
Description
Plucked from poverty-stricken 1879 New York, kind and compassionate Cedric Errol (Michael Benz) is summoned by his hard-hearted grandfather (George Baker) to "live among the swells" in England as Lord Fauntleroy, the future Earl of Dorincourt. This engaging feature-length version of the lavish BBC miniseries captures all the heart of Francis Hodgson Burnett's classic story of redemption that has captivated generations of readers.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 Little Lord Fauntleroy August 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was terribly disappointed when I started watching this movie and realized it wasn't the one with Rick Schroder that was made in the 80's. I felt misguided since you listed his name in the credits.
This version isn't "that" bad, although I found it too slow, only if you hadn't seen that other one before; otherwise, spare yourselves and don't even try it!
 A Great Classic October 6, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the best version of a wonderful classic story. I've watched three versions and this is my favorite. The caring, little New York boy suddenly becomes an English Lord and goes to live with a domineering grandfather. His mother, Dearest, is shunned in the house next door. Little Lord Fauntleroy teaches his grandfather and friends what love and caring are all about. The story is by the same author as The Secret Garden. This is a wonderful video for the family with 6-10 year old children to share...or just adults who love Victorian period pieces with modern techniques and craft.
Terrible April 19, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A dreadful version of the Burnett classic. The boy playing Cedric is far too old for the part - the only thing that saved Ceddie in the book from being cute enough to puke over was the fact that he was only seven years old. This kid comes off as insipid and painfully effeminate. Other boys his age would beat the snot out of him the moment they saw him, and rightfully so. I felt like giving him a few whacks myself.
In addition, it takes away the punch of the Earl's redemption - this version has him sending Cedric out of the house when it looks as though his claim is false (albeit regretfully), while in the book and the other two movie versions he has come to value his grandson for who he is, not for the title he holds - a great leap considering how little he had valued Ceddie's father.
Skip this version. Stick with the Freddie Bartholomew or Ricky Schroder interpretations, both of which are far superior.
Little Lord Fauntleroy August 23, 2006
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I loved the charisima of the story and the young Lord Fauntleroy's charming character and compassion.
Remarkably Good July 4, 2006
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This film version of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic remains gratifyingly true to the book. The acting is uniformly excellent. Sets, music, direction are all top notch. I actually have only two complaints - one small, one more substantial. Small complaint - Cedric's hairstyle. Larger complaint - for no reason that I can discern, they eliminated the episode where Cedric gives the crippled boy a ride into town on his pony and arranges to buy him a crutch. Since this is the first evidence the villagers have of Cedric's kind nature, it makes no sense to exclude it. (If V. Dann's review is correct, and the original was actually much longer, this would help explain the exclusion of that scene - although I can't imagine what they'd have done with an additional two hours. Except for the scene I mentioned, the story is fully told.) I rate this version at least as good as the Ricky Schroeder/Alec Guiness version (my personal favorite - when will that ever be available on DVD!?), better than the Mary Pickford version, and I need to see the Freddie Bartholomew version again to adequately compare.
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