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| Tales Of The City - Series 1 | 
 enlarge | Director: Alastair Reid
Actors: Olympia Dukakis, Donald Moffat, Chloe Webb, Laura Linney, Marcus D'amico
Studio: 4dvd
Category: DVD
List Price: £19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 11904
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 324 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
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Release Date: September 5, 2005
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 Drama at its best June 28, 2008
I enjoyed this witty, intelligent and moving serial when it was first aired in the UK. I've since watched it a couple of times on DVD and it stands up very well. The performances from all the lead actors are impressive, and the way the different plots are interwoven is an object lesson in unforced artifice. There are so many good gags, so many plot twists, and so many moments of true pathos that it's impossible to point to the highlights. Suffice to say that, if you buy or rent this, you've got real entertainment.
A gem! June 9, 2008
br /A hidden gem for me as I came across to it by chance! However, as the character Mrs Madriga says "you don't choose Barbary Lane, it choses you". br /br /An amazing combination of "Sex and the city" and "Queer as Folk", with the only difference that it is their predecessor by a decade or more. Also, it is more political, poetic and romantic focusing on the life experiences and the struggles of its characters, rather than the latest Manolo Blahnik or the new Prada collection as highlights in someone's life. br /br /I couldn't recommend this DVD more. Flirts with the quality of a Tennessee Williams theatrical play, but in a more openly gay and liberated way as it is the city itself.br /br /Every character is capturing but "Mouse" played by Marcus D'Amico will steal your heart. br /br /
 Excellent characters, more "scenes" than "tales". March 12, 2006
5 out of 24 found this review helpful
I bought this series knowing nothing about it, and was pleasantly surprised.pThe first episode is superb, it very much reminded me of arriving at University to similar experiences.pFrom then on it becomes voyeuristic. Too many bizzarre ideas are thrown in, none of them properly developed. Far too much is left to the imagination. pToo much jam, not enough donut. Could have been so much better.
woo March 11, 2006
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
Finally it's been released here after how many years of waiting for fans!brLike the review below says, this is an amazing tv prog.brIf you like the books, don't hesitate about getting these, the actors fit the roles 100 percent and it's true to the book for the most part, any changes in the story are minimal and fit really well. Watch out for the extra bits with Mother Mucca, they're great.brThank goodness for Armistead Maupin!
A trip down Barbary Lane! December 29, 2005
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
Watching the series on dvd after seeing it aired on television some years back, you feel as if you're in the company of old friends!, honest but shockable Mary Ann, the panto hiss Beecham, and the wonderful Anna Madrigal. I put it on thinking I would only watch one episode but ending up watching the whole series. It's fantastic, a real slice of San Francisco in the 70's, the characters so real and beautifully played in their parts by Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney,Chloe Webb and Paul Gross to name a few.brThe only tiny flaw is on epidode 3, the character of Norman and Dorothea are'nt fully explained so you have to run with it and I felt that could be confusing if you had'nt seen it before.brAnyway suffice to say, I'm going to order series two and continue my indulgence of all of those who live in Barbary Lane and their friendships! and suggest you do the same!
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