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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5014138039523
Format: PAL
Number Of Discs: 1
Region Code: 2
Sales Rank: 144447
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Set in England during the early 19th century, Pandaemonium evokes late-1960s America in its depiction of the relationship between Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Linus Roach) and William Wordsworth (John Hannah). Instead of going to Vietnam, Wordsworth goes off to fight against the French while Coleridge stays at home and promotes utopianism. After the war, the poets live and work together with Coleridge's wife, Sara (Samantha Morton), and Wordsworth's sister, Dorothy (Emily Woof). At first this communal arrangement works to the advantage of Coleridge--who does some of his best writing while Wordsworth stagnates--until Coleridge becomes addicted to opium. Wordsworth, meanwhile, doesn't find his voice until he abandons his friend. In 20th-century vernacular, Wordsworth is the yuppie, Coleridge the hippie. Director Julien Temple (Absolute Beginners) even evokes 1960s cinema with this occasionally overwrought--but often visually stunning--essay on the mysteries of creativity. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Coleridge-O-Mania, Or, The Sublime And The Ridiculous
As an historical document, 'Pandaemonium' is risible, on a par with Ken Russell's 'Lizstomania'. As a movie, it is absolutely splendid. It's clever (and wonderfully silly), it looks gorgeous, the performances are fine - especially Linus Roache as Coleridge. You have to think of Russell's outré composer biopics to get the measure of this movie (and of course his Byron-Shelley extravaganza 'Gothic') - along with screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce's recent adaptation of 'Tristram Shandy'.
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Rating:  - Hated it
Such an inaccurate portrait. I got it to show to my Romantic Lit class, but decided not to show it after I watched it. Very disappointing
Rating: - Pandaemonium
Part drama, part biographical. A story of two writers battling each other as they vie for words and glory. Somewhat dark at times, but nevertheless tells the story of their struggles.
Rating: - Let's get high and write some poems
I watched this movie in one of my classes and I loved it. I did not know that John Hannah was in it, and when I saw him in it I knew I would like it. It is a crazy drug adventure that is beautifully done. If you liked Fear & Loathing you will enjoy this movie, if not...don't bother. No, the movie is not historically accurate. I don't think they wanted it to be, but what they did do is make a great movie. The dialogue is great, and the acting superb.
Rating:  - Pandaemonium is a stellar modern day adaptation of the life of Coleridge and Wordsworth!
Linus Roache and John Hannah shine in their portrayal of Samuel Coleridge and William Wordsworth (respectively). This BBC adaptation may alter some factual matters, as this usually is inherant within the dramatic confines of cinema to smooth out rough edges and sharpen the story's singular focus on the lives of the two poets and their accomplishments while leaving a few minor details unmentioned.
One aspect of the film that outshines even the performances is the cinematography, which ... Read More
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