Home and Abroad

A commendable dramatization of documentary content
This is an educational and emotional look at the Bronte family, not just 3 author siblings. Although beginning in 1826, it primarily covers two decades (1835-55) when ambition, creativity, successes, failures, and heartache mingles together as is true for normal families of any period. Having first aired in 1973, the Yorkshire production offered almost a documentary timeline, but performed in a drama mode. It is as good as filming was capable of producing nearly a half-century ago. It used the actual family home Hayworth Parsonage as well as the surrounding landscape (Pennine moors) to make the viewer travel back into the days of Bronte mastery of words. Not being an expert in the biographical aspect of the Bronte family, I hesitate to declare the characterizations as authentic, but I can say they are extremely alluring and captivating. Each sibling, even the brother, plus Pa become an endearing person who you empathize with through the thick and thin of life.

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The finest dramatization of the amazing Bronte family
This series bowled me over. You almost have to know the Bronte story in order to realize how well it's done. It is certainly the finest dramatization of the amazing Bronte family I have ever seen. Casting, acting, writing...show me better. Excellent actors who LOOK the part. Amazing!

This program was made with great care. If it looks like the 1970's, well no mystery there, it was made in the 1973. But don't hold that against it . There have been more lavish, more polished and of course very good productions of the story since 1973. But none are as fine on all points as " Brontes of Haworth" imo.

Glad to have found this DVD
The Brontes are seen as they were, very extraordinary people living very ordinary lives. The film does an excellent job in getting that point across. As was true of their day, the family's hopes and dreams were set on the son who was never able to fulfill his destiny. Melancholy and sadness abound but it was true of the Brontes' lives. A very good film indeed.

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