From Time To Time

A really wonderful, gentle movie. Based on a great story. There are some truly wonderful actors in this all star cast too.

Great film

Loved this when it was on over Christmas so have just put my order in. With Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville in it what's not to like? However, be warned - those of you expecting an adaptation of The Children of Green Knowe will be disappointed. This film is based on The Chimneys of Green Knowe, a later book in the series. The Children of Green Knowe is the first book and was made by the BBC into a wonderful children's series in around 1988 but which, for reasons best known to the them, has never been released on video or DVD (I read somewhere they wiped the tape!). The series starred Daphne Oxenford and Alec Christie and it was actually filmed in Lucy M Boston's Manor house at Hemingford Grey. In the Children of Green Knowe series Tolly goes to live with his great grandmother in her old manor house and gradually encounters the ghosts of the three children who lived in the house many years before (Toby, Alexander and Linnet). I wonder if the confusion over the books is why one reviewer thought it such a poor adaptation? In any event, this is an excellent and moving film, one to watch again and again. Such a pity about the BBC series though as I think The Children of Green Knowe is the better story.

I got this for some of the cast rather than the film. I was very pleasantly surprised and really got into it and enjoyed it. Definitely worth watching.

Wooden acting from Alex Etel, you kept asking really annoying questions! In fairness, I think he was miscast by the director and also let down by a weak script for his part. What kept me watching and why I gave this film a three star rating as opposed to one or zero , was the short turn by Hugh Bonneville and Maggie Smith’s character - fine acting from both. I didn’t really like the misty filter which was overly sentimental on the film, surprising really as this director has had final moments.

This is a really lovely film with a cracking cast. The story is a nice mixture of late WW2 reality and 18th century fantasy. The relationship between young Tollie and his grandmother is interesting as it develops from what appears to be polite indifference into something much warmer. The 18th century set ghost/fantasy/family history part of the story makes for an interesting mystery with its intrigues and jealousies, and the treasure hunt in the WW2 present it all leads up to is well done and ties up the two timelines of the story very nicely. The acting is excellent throughout. Apparently writer and director Julian Fellowes wrote the part of the grandmother especially for Maggie Smith, and she does his rather excellent script full justice. Timothy Spall is wonderful as the faithful groundskeeper Boggis and I also like Pauline Colllins (Shirley Valentine, remember?) very much as the cook/housekeeper. Everybody else is equally solid. The atmosphere on the country estate where both parts of the story are set is well captured - for both the WW2 sequences and the period setting a couple centuries earlier. It's the kind of setting Julian Fellowes clearly understands and revels in getting right. I really enjoyed watching the film. Lovely quiet entertainment for the family on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Highly recommended. The DVD has English subtitles for those who may need them. It also includes a conversation with writer/director Julian Fellowes and a trailer by way of extra features.

The item arrived undamaged and intact. The dvd played back perfectly

i didn't read the description properly when buying the dvd, so i was very surprised when i got a ghost movie! It is a very well made movie. it's not scary - except i wasn't expecting ghosts so i jumped out of my skin when the first one appeared. The acting was superb and Maggie Smith was brilliant. The movie is full of well known actors. The story line is lovely and the locations are exquisite. I'm not going to give away the story but it all starts in world war two when a young manchester lad is sent to stay with his granny in the family home in the countryside. He starts asking questions about his ancestors and ensuing tale is fascinating. You'll have to watch the movie to find out more!

What a great, feel good movie. Years ago I came in in the middle of a movie, which turned out to be a wonderful movie. When I started watching From Time to Time, I didn't realize it was the same movie I had watched the end of before. I was thrilled to be able to watch the whole thing. Great story line and wonderful acting. A movie I will watch again and again. Dvd was well packaged and even arrived early.

Quel merveilleux film avec entre autre la sublime Maggie Smith (qui hélas nous a quittés). Un film passionnant et émouvant dont il faut retenir que ceux qui sont partis et qu'on a aimés sont toujours là avec nous... Je n'en dis pas plus vous comprendrez à la fin du film

Everything is not as it appears . . . nor when it appears. A wonderfully enchanting movie about a desperate quest through time, unexpected and welcome connections and a bittersweet reconnection. A bracing journey of discovery, in many different ways. Excellently adapted for the screen from the second instalment of Lucy M. Boston's "Green Knowe" series of novels. Excellent characterisation by the cast and good balance between suspense and relief. Eminently watchable and re-watchable.

Eine mal etwas andere Geistergeschichte (um nicht zu spoilern erzähl ich jetzt nicht, was mir daran so gut gefällt). Gut erzählt, wenn auch von der Story etwas einfach gehalten. Gute Schauspieler machen die etwas einfache Geschichte ohne Tiefendimension wett. Dafür aber zeichnen sich die verschiedenen Protagonisten schön klar voneinander ab, und die Spannungen zwischen den verschiedenen Akteuren erzählen die eigentliche Geschichte. Typisches Fantasymotiv: Böse Menschen, gute Menschen. Am besten hat mir die Atmosphäre gefallen.

Maggie Smith è superbamente calata nel personaggio, tutta la storia è intrigante e ben condotta. Da vedere ma è solo in inglese