Daniel Deronda: A Masterpiece

Hugh Dancy is Daniel Deronda 

 

 

George Elliot's 1876 coming-of-age novel comes alive in this BBC limited series now on Amazon. Set in the Victorian era, we meet Daniel who was raised as an English gentleman, although his true parentage remains a secret. The search for his identity uncovers surprising information, which the Movie Slut won't reveal.

In a gambling hall in Germany, Daniel observes an English beauty as she loses all her winnings. They will meet again, of course.

Out for a row on the lake, he encounters another beautiful woman and saves her from drowning herself.

The plot thickens and thickens and thickens as only a brilliant novelist can do. And the series is true to Elliot's plot. But rest assured, it's not all about a young man's love life. The series also shines a light on the nascent Zionist movement and the attitude toward Jews in Victorian England.