The House Of Eliott – Series Two
Picture: C+
Sound: C+ Extras: C Episodes: B
Acorn Media is back with another DVD set of The House
Of Eliott, the story of two sisters (Louise Lombard and Stella Gonet) who
thought their lives were secure, but when their father passes away and they
find there is not the fortune they were expecting, they go into the 1920s
fashion world. Series Two is the
middle point of the show’s run and though it is a soap opera, it is of the same
high quality upscale caliber as it continues not to pander to its audience by
not involving runways, clichés and egotistical idiots.
Now that sisters Evangeline & Beatrice have to gone
through the learning curve, while avoiding poverty, they have to figure out
where to go next and all of it is surprisingly believable. The world populated by three-dimensional
characters continues to hold and The House Of Eliott continues to be
rich enough to stick with. However, we
recommend you begin with the first set, reviewed elsewhere on this site, to get
the full impact of the series. You will
find more information on the show there.
Also, the 12 hour-long episodes again have no titles.
The full frame 1.33 X 1 image is again nice and clean from
the analog PAL video, with good color throughout. The Dolby Digital 2.0 is stereo and is likely the original TV
broadcast audio, but has no Pro Logic surrounds. All the extras are again on DVD 1 and include a stills gallery,
cast filmographies and new Louise Lombard interview from March 3, 2005 that runs
just over 12 minutes. That is about
equal to the last set in all respects, though more on the fashion of the time
would be a plus. Well, they’ve got one
set left to do so.
- Nicholas Sheffo
