i have copy my video of this on to dvd so that i can enjoy it whenever i like and it make a very successful ( and rare ) wed present as well . this be just an absolutely wonderful adaptation of a much love novel . everything about it be just perfect and it have age amazingly well . there be always a chance with something this old that it might appear a bit creaky next to more modern drama but precious bane more than hold it own . the quality of the acting be amaze with janet mcteer make a superlative prudence and a young clive owen stomp around a the taciturn gideon sarn . i challenge anyone to watch the final sequence without at least sniffle a little at the sheer romance of it all . it be the perfect film to watch when it be cold outside and you be snuggle up on the sofa . i really can not recommend this highly enough .