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The Pursuit of Love

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2021
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
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Emily Beecham and Lily James in The Pursuit of Love (2021)
Set in Europe before World War II, the story follows the adventures of the charismatic and fearless Linda Radlett, and her best friend/cousin Fanny Logan. Consumed by a desire for love and marriage, they both seek out the ideal husband.
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Set in Europe before World War II, the story follows the adventures of charismatic, fearless Linda Radlett and her best friend/cousin Fanny Logan. Consumed by a desire for love and marriage,... Read allSet in Europe before World War II, the story follows the adventures of charismatic, fearless Linda Radlett and her best friend/cousin Fanny Logan. Consumed by a desire for love and marriage, each seeks out the ideal husband.Set in Europe before World War II, the story follows the adventures of charismatic, fearless Linda Radlett and her best friend/cousin Fanny Logan. Consumed by a desire for love and marriage, each seeks out the ideal husband.

  • Stars
    • Lily James
    • Emily Beecham
    • Dominic West
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    5.8K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,887
    535
    • Stars
      • Lily James
      • Emily Beecham
      • Dominic West
    • 149User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Lily James
    Lily James
    • Linda Radlett
    • 2021
    Emily Beecham
    Emily Beecham
    • Fanny Logan
    • 2021
    Dominic West
    Dominic West
    • Uncle Matthew
    • 2021
    Emily Mortimer
    Emily Mortimer
    • The Bolter
    • 2021
    Dolly Wells
    Dolly Wells
    • Aunt Sadie
    • 2021
    John Heffernan
    John Heffernan
    • Davey
    • 2021
    Shazad Latif
    Shazad Latif
    • Alfred Wincham…
    • 2021
    Annabel Mullion
    Annabel Mullion
    • Aunt Emily
    • 2021
    Andrew Scott
    Andrew Scott
    • Lord Merlin
    • 2021
    Beattie Edmondson
    Beattie Edmondson
    • Louisa Radlett
    • 2021
    Freddie Fox
    Freddie Fox
    • Tony Kroesig…
    • 2021
    James Frecheville
    James Frecheville
    • Christian Talbot…
    • 2021
    Aki Omoshaybi
    Aki Omoshaybi
    • Langston Hughes…
    • 2021
    Assaad Bouab
    Assaad Bouab
    • Fabrice De Sauveterre
    • 2021
    Kitty Archer
    Kitty Archer
    • Lavender
    • 2021
    Steve Garti
    Steve Garti
    • Josh the Groom
    • 2021
    Will Keen
    Will Keen
    • Sir Leicester
    • 2021
    Abbiegail Mills
    • Moira (Aged 6-12)
    • 2021
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    8La_Flaneuse

    If you liked Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette or BBC/HBO's Gentleman Jack...

    ...then this may well be up your alley (I should say I think it's far better than Coppola's M-A) . Both the 'purists' and the parvenus (and staunch fans of assorted Mitfords) will and have turned their noses up - I guess all reviews are opinions and nothing more so....good for them. Personally I was a fan, I think a traditionally safe version would have been great but this is good fun and seems to have its tongue firmly in its cheek.
    5ikanboy

    vacuous and shallow

    Do yourself a favor and read up on the Mitford sisters. Way more interesting than this tripe. One married a famous British fascist (Mosley), one was a Hitler groupie, and one married a Duke, and another was a member of the American communist party. Nancy should have written about that! Not "The pursuit of Libido."
    7andygray26

    Enjoyed every minute

    A great watch really funny in places the awkward moments were hilarious .

    Loved the sets Actors amazing .

    Liked this a lot.

    The yawners stick to EastEnders yeah.
    6stocka-28275

    Excellent acting cannot redeem the scatterbrain sequences

    These social butterflies cannot land anywhere, even for a moment. It becomes irritating when we watch sequence after sequence of fleeting thoughts and moments The script just tries too hard, a bit like the girls trying to find love.
    7markfranh

    Enjoyable ... but we felt it somehow unsatisfying

    Although my wife and I enjoyed it, we both came to the end and pretty much wondered what the point of it all was and asking ourselves what we were missing.

    The two leads were excellent. No denying it. Andrew Scott at his best but not enough of him on the screen though obviously that's not his fault. In fact, we sort of wondered what the character was doing in the story at all since Lord Merlin didn't seem to serve any purpose other than to provide accommodation for Linda at one point. All the other acting, no problem.

    Costumes? Great. Background and settings? All what one would hope for.

    It all comes down to the story not quite working.

    Ultimately I suspect this is just one of those stories that doesn't lend itself to transitioning from the printed page to the tv screen. We haven't read the book so can't comment properly but bottom line really was we were left feeling, "so what?"

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      Mortimer's version and Andrew's Scott interpretation of Lord Merlin is reminiscent of the Edwardian dandy Henry Cyril Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey. The 5th Marquess of Anglesey also lived the rockstar life, was very much an aesthete, and even dyed his poodles different colors. He died in Monte Carlo at the age of 29 of consumption.

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    • Release date
      • July 30, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Гонитва за коханням
    • Filming locations
      • Bristol, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Open Book Productions
      • Moonage Pictures
      • Amazon Studios
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      • 16:9 HD

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