![]() ![]() The music is equally very good, with enough elegant and haunting motifs/themes to make it memorable. The scenery is breathtaking without being too clean, the costumes are beautifully tailored and the photography is suitably elegant. Production-values-wise, 'North & South' is flawless. Plenty of time to flesh out the central relationship and explore with complexity the many different relationships 'North & South' has. The pace is spot on with few rushed or draggy spots and no skimming over of pivotal scenes, and the length is just right. This first part is setting things up, but does so with a lot happening without being over-stuffed. ![]() On its own terms, 'North & South' succeeds amazingly. ![]() This is apparent from the get go of the first part. And the dialogue is wonderfully written, every bit as eloquent, sophisticated and literate as that in the book, as well as insightful. ![]() The story here is still the beautiful, affecting and timeless story that made me love the book in the first place. This four-part mini-series succeeds not only as an adaptation and very faithful but also on its own terms. Elizabeth Gaskell's 'North & South' is a masterpiece and a beautiful and affecting love story. There are disappointments out there, both as book adaptations and on their own terms (the latter of which for me has always been a fairer way to judge), but many masterpieces. Have always had a lifelong love for period dramas and adaptations. ![]()
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