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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303969664
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6303969666
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Acorn Media
Release Date: September 11, 1999
Running Time: 75 minutes
Sales Rank: 52780
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: January 12, 1995
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - A very different Christmas
Although the video doen't precisely follow the book, the visual presentation is a stunning feast for the eyes! The depiction of 12th century England in the depths of a pre-Christmas storm awes the viewer with the contrast between the beautifully stark, harsh
snow-covered countryside and the simple, life-saving, warmth of Shrewsbury's Benedictine monastary; it is an island of life in a white sea of death.
An excellent presentation of English drama: a great story done by great actors ... Read More
Rating: - A SON'S RETURN
Can you imagine Oswin caught up in the arms of a woman? Picture him kissing her softly then flying into a rage wherebye he rapes and kills her. To make matters worse, she is a nun and her body is found frozen in a pond just a mile away where she and Oswain were sleeping together. Sound incredulous? Poor Oswin confesses his vile sin when ravaged by fever. Cadfael has a challenging mystery to solve in clearing the name of a man whom he holds dear in his heart. ... Read More
Rating:  - Was it change for the sake of change?
The Virgin in the Ice is one the the many Ellis Peters books that I have read and enjoyed over the last twelve+ years. Why then, when there is a more than adequate story line, and very clear descriptions of the characters, do the film writers have to alter details. Surely there was no need to distort the details to such an extent that Brother Oswin, who had nothing to do with the disappearance of Yves and Ermina Hugonin in the book, should suddenly be so closely involved? Or is it just that ... Read More
Rating: - A CHILLING MYSTERY AND MURDER
Christmas is coming, but the Abbey of St. Peter and Paul isn't merry at all. With King Stephen and Empress Maud warring over who is the rightful ruler of Englad, two orphans are sent to Shrewsbury by their guardian for safekeeping. When the youngsters and their chaperone Sister Hilaria turn up missing, Cadfael is enlisted by Hugh Beringar, Shropshire's undersheriff, to locate Ermina and Yves Hugonin and the nun. Beringar coldly refuses to let the nobleman's search party enter the shire. The ... Read More
Rating: - This one is actually better than the book!
I have read almost all of the books and seen almost all of the videos and this one really stands out as being better than the book. I really empathize with Brother Oswin in all of the videos so it feels right that he should be the focus of this story. "The Virgin in the Ice" is also one of the best acted, by all of the cast. Derek Jacobi and the other monks are always flawless, (even Julian Firth as Brother Jerome who we all love to hate) but in this one, even the children do an exceptional ... Read More
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