![]() However, upon discovery of this blossoming romance Tom commands her not to see him again. Maggie and Philip bond over their shared passion and love of reading. She seeks acceptance elsewhere and is drawn to the hunchbacked Philip, son of the man who will take everything from her family. She has a close relationship with her cold, dutiful brother Tom whose approval she craves almost pathologically. Maggie Tulliver is an intelligent, passionate and non-conforming woman stifled by her life in a Victorian rural community. The Mill on the Floss is a frustrating picture of a young woman caught between the constricting ties of family and her desire to forge ahead to find her independence. Instead, I will try to view it as its own entity. ![]() I have not read the book and so I cannot say if the film is a good adaptation or not. The Mill on the Floss is an adaptation of the novel by George Eliot. ![]() Classic Review: The Mill on the Floss (1997) ![]()
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