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Summary: Gardens of the World
Review: I've watched the DVD several times and cannot find a link
to purchase the followup DVD: Penelope Hobhouse, The Art and
Practice of Gardening...Has anyone found this DVD? help....
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Summary: Great series, odd DVD
Review: The "Gardens Of The World" series can't be faulted in any way. The gardens shown are all stunning. Audrey Hepburn is so elegant, charming, and beautiful. On the technical side, though, this DVD is disappointing. It's the only DVD I've ever purchased where you can't see how much time has elapsed while you are viewing, nor can you see which chapter you are watching. And, if you stop the DVD, it doesn't resume playing where you left off. No other DVD I own (and I own quite a few) is like this.
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Summary: Great series, odd DVD
Review: The "Gardens Of The World" series can't be faulted in any way. The gardens shown are all stunning. Audrey Hepburn is so elegant, charming, and beautiful. On the technical side, though, this DVD is disappointing. It's the only DVD I've ever purchased where you can't see how much time has elapsed while you are viewing, nor can you see which chapter you are watching. And, if you stop the DVD, it doesn't resume playing where you left off. No other DVD I own (and I own quite a few) is like this.
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Summary: A HEAVENLY TREAT FOR THE SENSES HOSTED BY AN ANGEL
Review: THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO WRITE A REVIEW OF ANY KIND IN ANY MEDIUM. I GUESS I NEVER HAD THE TIME OR THE INTEREST TO WRITE ONE. BESIDES, SO FAR NO ARTIST HAS CREATED IN ME THE SUFFICIENT URGE TO WRITE A REVIEW. HOWEVER, THERE IS ALWAYS A FIRST TIME AND I FOUND IT IN THIS COMPILATION OF WORKS PRESENTED BY MS HEPBURN. THE PRODUCTION OF THESE DOCUMENTARIES IS EXCELLENT IN EVERY ASPECT OF IT, FROM VIDEO QUALITY AND CONTENT, FUNCTIONAL WORLD CLASS MUSIC INTERSPERSED PROPERLY WITH THE NARRATIVE, DVD MENU DESIGN, TO PHOTOGRAPHY. THE IMAGES OF THE GARDENS AND FLOWERS ARE REALLY AMAZING. THE CONTENT OF THE NARRATIVE IS VERY INFORMATIVE, PROPERLY BALANCED WITH DETAILS BUT WITHOUT BEING TOO BORING, JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE VIEWER INTERESTED, AND AS MRS HEPBURN SAYS "...HOPEFULLY TO SOW THE SEEDS OF LOVE FOR THE FLOWERS AND THE THE GARDEN...AND LIFE..." WHETHER ONE IS AN EXPERT OR NOT, THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY TO ENJOY AND ELEVATE ONE'S VIEW OF NATURE AND ADD A NEW DIMENSION FOR A BUSY LIFE. HAVING CREDITED THE PRODUCTION, IN THE END WHAT RAISES EVEN TO HIGHER LEVELS IS THE HOST. MRS HEPBURN IS AS GRACEFUL, ELEGANT, AND CHIC AS EVER BEFORE, OR MAYBE EVEN MORE, BECAUSE AS SHE AGED, SHE PORTRAYS AN IMAGE OF A PERSONA WITH HUMILITY AND HUMANITY THAT ONLY EXPERIENCE IN LIFE CAN MAKE IT BELIEVABLE. SHE IS ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THAT CAN DELIVER A SPEECH ABOUT FINE ART, GOOD TASTE, SOPHISTICATION, AND STILL GRAB THE ATTENTION AND STIR INTEREST IN THE VIEWER SO EFFECTIVELY BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY WITHOUTH BEING PRETENTIOUS. WHEN ONE LISTENS TO HER IT IS A PLEASURE FOR ALL THE SENSES, NOT JUST TO THE EAR THROUGH HER UNIQUE VOICE, BECAUSE THE VIEWER IS LEAD TO PAY ATTENTION TO HER DEMEANOR AND EXPRESSION AS WELL, AS IF SHE HAD A SPECIAL KIND OF MAGNETISM. ALTHOUGH SHE COULD HAVE BEEN MY GRAND MOTHER, I CONSIDERED HER A BEATIFUL WOMAN EVEN IN HER 60'S; THIS SHOWS THAT THE CONCEPT OF BEAUTY IS NOT BASED JUST ON A PHYSICAL ASPECT BUT RATHER ON THE WHOLE PERSONA THAT EMANATES FROM WITHIN THE BRAIN AND THE HEART THAT REFLECTS ALL ASPECTS OF BEAUTY INCLUDING THE ONE THAT IS PERCEIVED BY THE EYES. THESE WORKS PAYED A FINAL HOMAGE TO HER BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM THIS WORLD, WHAT THE FAIREST LADY OF THEM ALL DESERVED. I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I HAVE BECOME A FAN OF A HOLLYWOOD STAR, BUT WAS SHE REALLY A TYPICAL HOLLYWOOD STAR? FAR FROM IT, SHE WAS A STAR IN HER OWN UNIQUE WAY. I TOOK NOTICE OF HER VERY RECENTLY, ALTHOUGH I HAD HEARD OF HER BEFORE, BY WATCHING "MY FAIR LADY". FROM THAT FILM ON, I BECAME A FAN AND AM STILL IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING ALL OF HER WORK. EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT A FAN OF AUDREY THESE WORKS ARE A FINE PIECE OF ART THAT WILL ENRICH YOU MORE THAN ANY MOVIE HOLLYWOOD IS PRODUCING TODAY. AFTER WATCHING THIS DVD, YOU WILL FEEL MUCH BETTER YOURSELF, FEEL CURIOSITY FOR NATURE AND ITS BEAUTY, MUSIC, POETRY, TRAVEL, AND IN GENERAL THE NEED TO LEARN MORE SUCH AS LANGUAGES, AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT I FELT.
Rating:
Summary: A HEAVENLY TREAT FOR THE SENSES HOSTED BY AN ANGEL
Review: THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO WRITE A REVIEW OF ANY KIND IN ANY MEDIUM. I GUESS I NEVER HAD THE TIME OR THE INTEREST TO WRITE ONE. BESIDES, SO FAR NO ARTIST HAS CREATED IN ME THE SUFFICIENT URGE TO WRITE A REVIEW. HOWEVER, THERE IS ALWAYS A FIRST TIME AND I FOUND IT IN THIS COMPILATION OF WORKS PRESENTED BY MS HEPBURN. THE PRODUCTION OF THESE DOCUMENTARIES IS EXCELLENT IN EVERY ASPECT OF IT, FROM VIDEO QUALITY AND CONTENT, FUNCTIONAL WORLD CLASS MUSIC INTERSPERSED PROPERLY WITH THE NARRATIVE, DVD MENU DESIGN, TO PHOTOGRAPHY. THE IMAGES OF THE GARDENS AND FLOWERS ARE REALLY AMAZING. THE CONTENT OF THE NARRATIVE IS VERY INFORMATIVE, PROPERLY BALANCED WITH DETAILS BUT WITHOUT BEING TOO BORING, JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE VIEWER INTERESTED, AND AS MRS HEPBURN SAYS "...HOPEFULLY TO SOW THE SEEDS OF LOVE FOR THE FLOWERS AND THE THE GARDEN...AND LIFE..." WHETHER ONE IS AN EXPERT OR NOT, THIS IS FOR EVERYBODY TO ENJOY AND ELEVATE ONE'S VIEW OF NATURE AND ADD A NEW DIMENSION FOR A BUSY LIFE. HAVING CREDITED THE PRODUCTION, IN THE END WHAT RAISES EVEN TO HIGHER LEVELS IS THE HOST. MRS HEPBURN IS AS GRACEFUL, ELEGANT, AND CHIC AS EVER BEFORE, OR MAYBE EVEN MORE, BECAUSE AS SHE AGED, SHE PORTRAYS AN IMAGE OF A PERSONA WITH HUMILITY AND HUMANITY THAT ONLY EXPERIENCE IN LIFE CAN MAKE IT BELIEVABLE. SHE IS ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THAT CAN DELIVER A SPEECH ABOUT FINE ART, GOOD TASTE, SOPHISTICATION, AND STILL GRAB THE ATTENTION AND STIR INTEREST IN THE VIEWER SO EFFECTIVELY BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY WITHOUTH BEING PRETENTIOUS. WHEN ONE LISTENS TO HER IT IS A PLEASURE FOR ALL THE SENSES, NOT JUST TO THE EAR THROUGH HER UNIQUE VOICE, BECAUSE THE VIEWER IS LEAD TO PAY ATTENTION TO HER DEMEANOR AND EXPRESSION AS WELL, AS IF SHE HAD A SPECIAL KIND OF MAGNETISM. ALTHOUGH SHE COULD HAVE BEEN MY GRAND MOTHER, I CONSIDERED HER A BEATIFUL WOMAN EVEN IN HER 60'S; THIS SHOWS THAT THE CONCEPT OF BEAUTY IS NOT BASED JUST ON A PHYSICAL ASPECT BUT RATHER ON THE WHOLE PERSONA THAT EMANATES FROM WITHIN THE BRAIN AND THE HEART THAT REFLECTS ALL ASPECTS OF BEAUTY INCLUDING THE ONE THAT IS PERCEIVED BY THE EYES. THESE WORKS PAYED A FINAL HOMAGE TO HER BEFORE DEPARTURE FROM THIS WORLD, WHAT THE FAIREST LADY OF THEM ALL DESERVED. I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I HAVE BECOME A FAN OF A HOLLYWOOD STAR, BUT WAS SHE REALLY A TYPICAL HOLLYWOOD STAR? FAR FROM IT, SHE WAS A STAR IN HER OWN UNIQUE WAY. I TOOK NOTICE OF HER VERY RECENTLY, ALTHOUGH I HAD HEARD OF HER BEFORE, BY WATCHING "MY FAIR LADY". FROM THAT FILM ON, I BECAME A FAN AND AM STILL IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING ALL OF HER WORK. EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT A FAN OF AUDREY THESE WORKS ARE A FINE PIECE OF ART THAT WILL ENRICH YOU MORE THAN ANY MOVIE HOLLYWOOD IS PRODUCING TODAY. AFTER WATCHING THIS DVD, YOU WILL FEEL MUCH BETTER YOURSELF, FEEL CURIOSITY FOR NATURE AND ITS BEAUTY, MUSIC, POETRY, TRAVEL, AND IN GENERAL THE NEED TO LEARN MORE SUCH AS LANGUAGES, AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT I FELT.
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Summary: You don't have to be a gardener to love this show!
Review: This program offers maximum value. Not only are all the features of the original broadcasts on PBS and the set of tapes present, extras are included as well, including a profile of Audrey Hepburn, a promo for Penelope Hobhouse, and separate audio tracks for the major music used as backgrounds in the shows. The DVD production is impeccable (and cheaper than VHS to boot). Color is wonderfully pure, and images crisp and sharp. But above all, it is the many gorgeous gardens (worldwide) and Audrey Hepburn's appreciations of them that will hold you entranced. The scope is broad, and the loving care used in photography, presentation, and production are always evident. My own favorite is Monet's garden, but there are wonderful shots of many other spots as well. This comes highly, and unreservedly recommended!
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Summary: Devine intervention
Review: Yes! Yes! Yes! I just got it, and it is wonderful! It is good and it is worth it coz you see Audrey being herself. And there is a great special feature about her...on location in UK behind the scenes, which is at least 20 min long. You get to see her wonderful and infectious personality and she wins you over all over again. She does an episode about Rose Gardens, and little does she know that she outshines the Rose. She also quotes a line from a poem: "O Rose! who dares to name thee?"
Well, I say..."O Audrey! who dares to name thee?"
Is that enought to tempt u...?
Lol. Well, I am not a huge gardens fan, but i enjoyed this series alot coz she made it fun and interesting to watch
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