A Handful of Dust
1988, 118 minutes, Rated PG
A perfect aristocratic couple in a seemingly perfect marriage lead an idle life in a Gothic country estate until the arrival of a dashing, penniless young socialite ushers passion, infidelity...and death. A fine ensemble cast (including Judi Dench, Angelica Huston and Alee Guinness) brilliantly capture the emotional manipulation and cruelty explored in Evelyn Waugh's famous novel set among the fashionable aristocracy in '30s England.
Director Charles Sturridge (who also adapted Waugh's Brideshead Revisited) contrives a bitter, ironic and dark portrait of a marriage (based on Waugh's own) destroyed, not only by Lady Brenda's (Kristen Scott Thomas) hurtful infidelity, but her cuckolded husband's blind faith in tradition and morality. Betrayed and depressed, Lord Tony finally takes off into the South American wilderness with an eccentric explorer (Alec Guinness) to face his demons, and his fate.
- Director:
- Charles Sturridge [5],
- Starring:
- Rupert Graves [21], Judi Dench [65], Alec Guinness [34], Kristin Scott Thomas [23], James Wilby [5], Anjelica Huston [32], Richard Beale [1],
- Screen Formats:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Language and Sound:
- English 5.1 Dolby Digital
English Dolby Digital Stereo
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