Directed by:
Charles SturridgeScreenplay:
Charles SturridgeCinematography:
Peter HannanComposer:
George FentonCast:
James Wilby, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anjelica Huston, Rupert Graves, Judi Dench, Stephen Fry, John Quentin, Timothy Bateson, Alec Guinness, Norman Lumsden (more)Plots(1)
The year is 1932 and Tony and Brenda Last (James Wilby and Kristin Scott Thomas), a devoted and attractive couple with one son, John Andrew, appear to live an idyllic life in the huge Victorian Gothic house which is the symbol of Tony's family pride. One weekend they inadvertently play host to John Beaver (Rupert Graves), an idle young socialite. It is the chance arrival of this penniless scrounger which irrevocably shatters the gentle balance of their lives. (official distributor synopsis)
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James Wilby
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