Summary:
A 19th-century British naturalist falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a wealthy aristocrat, but he soon discovers that her family's perfect facade disguises unexpectedly grim secrets. Director and co-screenwriter Philip Haas's adaptation of A.S. Byatt's -Morpho Eugenio eschews the usual gentility of Victorian period pieces in favor of subtle creepiness. The unsettling mo... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Mark Rylance - (William Adamson)
Kristin Scott Thomas - (Matty Crompton)
Patsy Kensit - (Eugenia Alabaster)
Jeremy Kemp - (Sir Harold Alabaster)
Douglas Henshall - (Edgar)
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Review:
Philip Haas's adaptation of A.S. Byatt's witty, ironic take on the social practices of an aristocratic family in Victorian England is a chilling meditation on the insularity of wealth. However, it focuses on William Adamson Mark Rylance, an impoverished naturalist who has returned from a decade in the Amazon. He becomes a long-term gues... Continue >>

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