Set amongst the English society in Italy a few years before World War II. An Englishwoman is considering an attractive marriage proposal from an elder gentleman, when she meets a dashing American scoundral... One thing leads to another, and she is soon involved in disposing of a dead lover with his help...
115 minutes, Parental Guidance
Mystery, Drama, On the Art Circuit
Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, James Fox, Jeremy Davies, Derek Jacobi,
Director
Philip Haas
Screenplay
Belinda Haas, from the story by W. Somerset Maugham
Music
Pino Donaggio
Cinematography
Maurizio Calvesi
Sound formats
Dolby Digital
Soundtrack
Not available
Made in
2000
Produced by
Intermedia Films, Mirage Entertainment, Mirage, October Films, Universal Pictures
Ratings
Scale (Max)
20
South African Media
The MoviesiteIan Douglas
8
Cape ArgusAdrian Monteath
5
Cape ArgusBianca Coleman
10
Cape TimesMolly Green
15
The StarDarryl Accone
12
Die BurgerHerman Wasserman
10
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge
10
RapportBarrie Hough
14
TV3 ScreenplayBarry Ronge
12
International Media
eye Weekly (Canada)Catharine Tunnacliffe
5
Box Office (USA)L. J. Strom
13
Total Film (UK)Demetrios Matheou
5
Film Review (UK)Lórien Haynes
15
Internet (IMDB)100 Netizens
14
Average .. 53%
11
Visitor Comments
Ian Douglas: another critic at the preview asked my what I thought of this film, I replied ''dull'', to which he assented. In spite of good performances, the story just ambles along while the heroine tries to make up her mind: choose a stable, high-society life with a man she does not love, or risk everything on a scoundrel... Only in the movies, I suppose.... It may appeal more to women.
