((update 9/25/11))
I have been wanting to post a Period Drama Spotlight on this movie for simply EVER, and initially was unable to find a link for you my friends to watch it. And I refuse to post spotlights on here if there is no freakin way to view the darn movie... I mean, how totally frustrating would that be??
So was the case with this movie...until now.
As this movie seems unattainable in any other way (can't rent it, or buy it or seem to find it anywhere, particularly for us Americans) well, I am pleased to tell you after scouring the world wide web and beyond...a friend from Belgium emailed it to me and now I have uploaded it to a movie storage site.
Of course another option is for you to buy an all regions dvd format player than you could buy this movie through UK Amazon and view it just fine.
What's the title of this hard to find, not widely known, fun piece of period drama gem-ery???
Drum roll.......please.
The Abduction Club
Loosely based on real life events, this movie is set in Ireland in the 18th century, and follows a
group
of rich and noble "second born sons" who, since they will not inherit a
large fortune or their family's estate, adopted the custom of
"abducting" wealthy heiresses from their homes for a day or two in hopes
that they will be able to woo and properly convince the lady to marry
them.
The idea is to pick a lady that they already have an established relationship with so the chances of
her saying yes, are much higher.
This
story follows two rather reckless young men, Garrett Byrne and James
Strang, as they attempt to pull off a successful abduction and the chaos
and unexpected conflicts that arise from their hastily made choices of
two headstrong sisters who don't take too kindly to being treated in
such slipshod
fashion.
I just love this movie.
It's so cute, and such a good laugh.
And I had to share it with you.
And I had to share it with you.
And such a crazy idea, eh?? I had no idea this custom was ever practiced.
Sheesh
So you have to tell me what you think, and/or let me
know if you've already seen it!
know if you've already seen it!
To watch The Abduction Club movie:
email me for video files@
jeanine7799@yahoo.com
Happy Viewing!
Happy Viewing!
Aww Jeanine! This is one of the very many reasons I love stopping by your blog. I've been wanting to see this film for a very long time! It looks like a much more sophisticated version of seven brides for seven brothers (a film I absolutely despise!).
ReplyDeleteI just love that you've wanted to see this movie!!! It's great...I never thought of the correlation to 7brides47brothers but now that I think about it, it totally fits (mostly :)) and it does have some of that same zany-ness to it but of course no breakouts into song and dance. Love it!
ReplyDeleteIf you want to try and view it, shoot me an email!
Jeanine
Wonderful! I have been wanting to see this. However, I was able to download all but part 7 - it says there's a video error - and I know I don't want to start watching it if I can't finish it. Can you help?
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU!
Man! I wish they'd release this to DVD! I'd love to watch it like that. =)
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