A Handful of Dust

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Plot: Adapted from Evelyn Waugh's Jazz Age satire, A Handful of Dust is a brutal story of a failed marriage with shattering consquences. James Wilby stars as a country gentleman, Tony Last, who loves...( read more read more... ) rattling around his expansive estate, Hetton Abbey. Tony's wife, Brenda (Kristin Scott Thomas), however, pines for London's excitement and commences an affair in the city with penniless aristocrat John Beaver (Rupert Graves). The fallout of Brenda's betrayal includes a family tragedy and creative divorce settlement ultimately undone when fed-up Tony goes on a naturalist trek through Brazil and becomes the hostage of a mad, illiterate explorer (Alec Guinness). One might wonder whether it's more appropriate to laugh or tremble at these events, and director Charles Sturridge's handsome, graceful production ingeniously accomodates the story's streaks of dark comedy and horror. With brief, memorable supporting roles for Anjelica Huston and Stephen Fry. --Tom Keogh

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  • Bizbeth
    Bizbeth
    3.0 Stars
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    August 5, 2008
    I found it incredibly slow moving and boring at the start, but by the last thirty minuets I was actually really enjoying it. I have to say I hated Brenda with a passion and had no sympathy for the selfish idiot at all.
    I only watched this film because of the cast really, with Judi Dench, Alec Guiness (who actually firghtened me a bit in his role) and Rupert Graves who is a bit of a new discovery of mine (amazingly talanted and with an adorable face it was a good find I think) I figured it would be better than it was - but great to see Stephen Fry in his younger days.
  • lioo
    lioo
    3.0 Stars
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    July 1, 2006
    James Wilby is a really good actor..liked him in "A Room Without a View"--that was an excellent movie but this movie was kinda weak...lol

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