Lovespell | 
| Director: Tom Donovan
Actors: Richard Burton, Kate Mulgrew, Nicholas Clay, Cyril Cusack, Geraldine Fitzgerald
Studio: SHANACHIE
Category: DVD
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 80075
Format: Color, Dvd, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 016351030399
EAN: 0016351030399
ASIN: B0001BVD4U
Theatrical Release Date: December 1981
Release Date: April 6, 2004
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Description
Lovespell is the legendary story of Isolt (Kate Mulgrew), Druid priestess and daughter of an Irish king, and the spell she casts on two extraordinary men: Mark (Richard Burton) King of Cornwall and Tristan (Nicholas Clay), Mark's nephew and surrogate son. Richard Burton is at his best in this tale of passion, honor, and betrayal, shot entirely on location in Ireland and featuring original music by the Chieftans.
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 Lovespell for Nicholas Clay May 27, 2009
B26354 (Atlanta, GA)
See this movie for Nicholas Clay and Kate Mulgrew - Richard Burton does not do the part of Mark justice and seems miscast, whereas Clay and Mulgrew absolutely steal the show. Clay does an outstanding job as usual and he and Mulgrew are perfectly matched. Clay delivers each word with Shakespearean accuracy and authenticity - with each word he makes you feel as though you are watching a great theater performance - he is a joy as always to watch and outshines everyone. One of the most fascinating scenes in the film is their discussion of fear. I like how Tristan suggests how we take a fear of the unknown and break it down into "manageable" proportions so we can deal with it on some level, therefore reducing it to some extent. Clay's delivery of this dialogue is riveting, and his reaction when she calls him on his lecturing is quite stunning. Mulgrew and Clay together have a great chemistry as well, and this scene is about as tight as it gets between two actors.
It is also ironic that this "lovespell" in the story is what joins them together through life and beyond death, because actually, they were in love and bound together forever before she shared the elixir with him. It is not the potion that makes him love her through no choice of his own, but his own free will that makes that a reality. Perhaps the "spell" is really just the true power of natural romantic love, chemistry between two people, attraction, and the enigma of those human feelings.
One of my favorites. January 7, 2008
David B. Yerkie (Spring Lake, Mi United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of my personal favorite movies. Richard Burton is ONE OF THE BEST actors I've seen in my life. He is, like this movie, an absolute pleasure to watch. I always smile when I see this film. It will make you feel good. One of the best movies ever.
A charming and subtle film November 11, 2007
Gwenevere
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Lovespell
LoveSpell is a charming and subtle film. The characters are well cast. But I don't think that the movie budget did justice to what the film makers were trying to do. Tristan shows well his emotional torture at seeing the woman he loves married to another man. Isolt is earthy and sweet. Richard Burton as the possessive King Mark is well chosen for his ability to show intensity at his desperate attempts to force Isolt to love him. Burton's portrayal of Mark is similar to his porformance as King Henry VIII in Anne of the thousand days. My favorite elements of the film are the moments of brilliant and beautiful dialogue, the music performed by the Chieftains, and of beautiful Ireland.
Lovespell January 18, 2007
Dall'argine Sara
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This film is beautiful.
Kate Mulgrew in fantastic and Richard Burton is fascinating
 A nice try (3.5 stars) July 4, 2006
AMH (Seattle, WA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It really helps to know the full story of Tristran and Isult in order to enjoy this movie. For instance, there are several references to Tristan's victory over Marholt, which is both a monster and Isult's uncle. And there are a number of story elements that come up in the second half of the movie that probably don't make any sense unless you are already aware of them, like the second Isult that Tristran meets up with. I like the approach that the director takes to the material, an approach that can be quite successful when used with myth or folktale or stories set in the dark ages. It's a straightforward, almost simple-minded approach, without over-dramatization or clever narrative touches. This works very well in the first part of the movie, when it is a story of characters meeting and falling in love. But this approach can't handle the second half of the movie which needs a lot of exposition. And the final sequence, which unfortunately does get a laugh when it shouldn't, I think was botched in the editing room or something, because I think there is a way to make it work with all the same elements. (You know, how sometimes the difference between comedy and tragedy is slim.) Some movies that succeed in this approach are The Virgin Spring, The Song of Bernadette, and Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors. But Lovespell has fabulous art design and scenery. Green Ireland, old castles (exteriors and interiors), drinking cups and wooden chests. Seeing Richard Burton's red, soft-leather doublet is almost worth the movie itself!
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