A Pointless Rasputin Question and Scaramouche

[ameliagoldfeesh]

     I titled this a pointless question since I think I know the
answer (No) but...  has the 1996 Rasputin movie (with Alan Rickman)
ever been available for North American DVDs? 

     I see it is available in England and Germany.  I wouldn't bother
asking but I find it strange since it was made by HBO.  I really liked
this movie...you had Rickman, Ian McKellen *and* a mostly accurate
historical movie. They did leave out all the influence and chaos
Rasputin brought to the the Russian gov't (for instance it got so bad
that appointed ministers didn't bother to move into their state
apartments.)  On the other hand, it could have been much worse- had it
been a more Hollywood "historical" movie the plot would have been "the
doomed immoral love affair of the mad holy man and the Empress of
Russia" I'm sure.  Incidently, my friends, before going to
see"historical epic" Pearl Harbor, told me to repeat to myself "this
is just a Hollywood movie and a romance" so I'd be able to enjoy it
more. *L*
 

About Scaramouche,  I am so excited.   I just happened to look up the
book (by Rafael Sabatini) on Amazon and guess who was on the paperback
cover- Stewart Granger!  He is my favorite of the old time actors and
starred in the film version.

A Goldfeesh  
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(scene: Andre and Philippe de Valmorin, his friend- upon Philippe's
losing track of Lenore)
A: "Where's the lady? The bride to be, the light of my life? Where is
    she?... Where's Lenore?!"
P: (apprehensively): "I don't know...I mislaid her."
A: (increduously): "You mislaid her? You mislaid her?! What is she? A 
    button, a handkerchief that she can be dropped on the carpet or 
    be sent by mistake to the laundry? Come on you     
    dunderhead--where's my woman!"