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A Dance to the Music of Time

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1997– 1997–
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 6h 56m
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7.5/10
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A Dance to the Music of Time (1997)
A Dance To The Music Of Time
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Anthony Powell's twelve volume novel sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time" has been dramatized for television.Anthony Powell's twelve volume novel sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time" has been dramatized for television.Anthony Powell's twelve volume novel sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time" has been dramatized for television.
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499
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  • Stars
    • Gillian Barge
    • Nicholas Jones
    • Simon Russell Beale
  • Stars
    • Gillian Barge
    • Nicholas Jones
    • Simon Russell Beale
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    • 20User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award

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    1 Season
    1997

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    A Dance To The Music Of Time: Volume 4
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    A Dance To The Music Of Time: Volume 2
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    A Dance To The Music Of Time: Volume 3
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    A Dance To The Music Of Time: Post War
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    A Dance To The Music Of Time: The War
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    A Dance To The Music Of Time: The Thirties
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    A Dance To The Music Of Time: The Twenties
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    Gillian Barge
    Gillian Barge
    • Mrs. Erdleigh…
    Nicholas Jones
    Nicholas Jones
    • Bob Duport…
    Simon Russell Beale
    Simon Russell Beale
    • Widmerpool
    Robin Bailey
    Robin Bailey
    • Uncle Alfred
    Jonathan Cake
    Jonathan Cake
    • Peter Templer
    James Fleet
    James Fleet
    • Moreland
    Richard Pasco
    Richard Pasco
    • Sir Magnus Donners
    James Purefoy
    James Purefoy
    • Nicholas Jenkins
    Paul Rhys
    Paul Rhys
    • Charles Stringham
    Claire Skinner
    Claire Skinner
    • Jean
    Annabel Mullion
    Annabel Mullion
    • Mona
    Adrian Scarborough
    Adrian Scarborough
    • JG Quiggin
    Grant Thatcher
    • Mark Members
    Sarah Badel
    Sarah Badel
    • Lady Molly
    Alan Bennett
    Alan Bennett
    • Sillery
    Emma Fielding
    Emma Fielding
    • Isobel
    Edward Fox
    Edward Fox
    • Uncle Giles
    Oliver Ford Davies
    Oliver Ford Davies
    • Le Bas
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    • Goofs
      In the final segment, when Widmerpool is kissing the feet of the disciples, the edge of his phony hairpiece is clearly visible on the back of his head.
    • Soundtracks
      Twentieth Century Blues
      (uncredited)

      By Noël Coward

      [theme]

    User reviews20

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    It's no Brideshead
    I have to disagree with Mary Smith from America who said that this series was better than Brideshead Revisited. A Dance to the Music of time is almost completely devoid of any charismatic or otherwise engaging characters, with the exception of the likeable Stringham and the repulsive Widmerpool. It gestures towards Brideshead far too obviously (perhaps this was inevitable given the subject matter and the era) and in a way that only demonstrates its relative inferiority. The dialogue and direction are far too stagey, with the result that the character's words just don't ring true. Moreover I felt no concern for any of the characters: they wander aimlessly through their lives and we are offered nothing more than disconnected snapshots to develop our interest. There seems to be no analysis of or motivation for any of their actions: one character kisses another, some people get married, some divorce and some die. There is little by way of analysis: we "see" a lot, but understand (or care for) little of what goes on.

    I confess that I enjoyed this series in parts. The costumes really are very good and the better actors do try valiantly with this stilted and sterile script. But it really is almost embarrassing compared to the infinitely superior Brideshead. Apart from a few entertaining scenes involving people dying at parties, and a rather enthusiastic display of nudity in the early scenes, this mini-series is really only for those who have read the books, and even then only as a curiosity piece.

    Perhaps I have come to expect too much of British mini-series after being spoilt by productions such as Brideshead Revisited, Martin Chuzzlewit and Pride and Prejudice. Nonetheless, A Dance to the Music of Time is a barely entertaining, wasted opportunity.
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    • eunce
    • Aug 23, 2003

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    • Release date
      • October 9, 1997 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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      • City of London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Table Top Productions
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
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    • 6 hours 56 minutes
      • Color
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