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starring: Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance, Kevork Malikyan, George Murcell, Helen Mirrendirected by: James Dearden
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301216029
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6301216024
Label: Lions Gate/Live Home Video
Manufacturer: Lions Gate/Live Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate/Live Home Video
Release Date: January 25, 1990
Sales Rank: 10558
Studio: Lions Gate/Live Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1988-08
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Average Rating: 
Rating: - Tragic Idealism
The dramatic conflict is created by an intriguing contrast. A British archeologist --turned con man-- and a Turkish spy --turned opportunist-- do well on an abundantly corrupt island under Ottoman control. Unexpected events encourage them to renew youthfully idealistic pursuits which ironically turn tragic.
Rating:  - A pleasure for those tired of derivative cinema
This is an under-appreciated little gem with a superb cast. Ben Kingsley turns a subtle and riveting performance as a minor functionary and spy during the waning days of the Ottoman Empire. A self-important little man, he files endless reports to his government in vain, for his reports are never read. He befriends an expatriate Englishman and an Austrian painter he desires but cannot have, superbly played by Charles Dance and Helen Mirren, and soon a conflict of his loyalties ensues. The locations ... Read More
Rating: - Things in common
What does this film have in common with the film Emperor of the north, well not much besides that:
-I love both of them
-They are great movies
-AND BOTH OF THEM HAVEN'T BEEN RELEASED ON DVD FOR NO LOGICAL REASON.
I'll conclude this review with a plea - WE WANT DVD!!!
Rating: - pascali's world
Fascinating movie about a betrail that occurs because of a message that was never received. Ben Kingsley is wonderful.
When will this movie be made available in DVD?
Rating: - excellent portrait of a time and place
The year is 1908, the place is a small island in the Aegean sea. Ben Kingsley shines in "Pascali's Island", a subtle tale of fear and betrayal in uncertain, changing times. The violent ending, although hinted at throughout the film, will jar you since the tone till then has been guardedly genteel.
A fine performance is turned in by Helen Mirren, playing the Austrian painter Lydia, a woman in her 30s whom Pascali has loved from a distance for years. He is tormented by her love affair ... Read More
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