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1988 Certificate PG
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Tony and Brenda appear to have the perfect marriage - living in the fashionable England of the 30's in a Victorian country estate. But when Tony invites the dashing, yet penniless young socialite John Beaver for a weekend stay, he unknowingly ignites a series of shattering events - passion, infidelity, death. Based on Evelyn .. Read more

Starring James Wilby, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Rupert Graves, Anjelica Huston
Director Charles Sturridge
Genres Drama

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A Handful Of Dust

Tony and Brenda appear to have the perfect marriage - living in the fashionable England of the 30's in a Victorian country estate. But when Tony invites the dashing, yet penniless young socialite John Beaver for a weekend stay, he unknowingly ignites a series of shattering events - passion, infidelity, death. Based on Evelyn Waugh's 1937 novel. Academy Award Nominations: Best Costume Design.

Starring James Wilby, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Rupert Graves, Anjelica Huston, Judi Dench, Alec Guinness
Director Charles Sturridge
Studio SLAMDUNK
Run time DVD: 1 hr 54 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released Production year: 1988

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    • Here we go again, with the inevitable follow-up to Brideshead Revisited: heritage, haircuts and hooray Henries. This... read more on Time Out

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    • Rated - 5.0 stars  

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      Heartbreaking

      This film is remarkably faithful to Evelyn Waugh's novel and is a worthy successor to Charles Sturridge's other Waugh adaptation, 'Brideshead ... read more »

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    • Rated - 2.0 stars  

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      Tight film work

      A film to watch when you are feeling 'tight'!

      Only enjoymeny was to take the michael out of a truly terrible waste of 2 hours.

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      A Handful Of Dust

      It's films like this that make me glad that I can read a book. I'll make sure that it's not a copy of the book that this film is based on.

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      sad tale

      A sad tale, and a bit slow moving. While based on Evelyn Waugh, I would have edited a bit more...

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    • A Handful Of Dust
      Tony and Brenda appear to have the perfect marriage - living in the fashionable England of the 30's in a Victorian country estate. But when Tony invites the dashing, yet penniless young socialite John Beaver for a weekend stay, he unknowingly ignites a series of shattering events - passion, ...