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A Handful Of Dust Reviews

1988

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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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- 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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- - Time Out
  - 31 Dec 2009 at 02:16
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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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  - Sussex
  - 05 Oct 2005 at 19:31
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  If you love Waught - dont do it!
  
  Somehow the biting satire of shallow lives and worthless people that tinkled and twinkled through the novel ended up like a cut-price Downton Abbey off-shoot. ... read more »
  
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  - ash53
  - 46 reviews
  - newbury
  - 17 Feb 2012 at 16:30
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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 customer
  - 19 Oct 2011 at 13:56
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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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- - Emjay69
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  - Kidlington, Oxford
  - 19 Jan 2011 at 15:53
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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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  - Leyburn
  - 26 Dec 2009 at 21:16
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  Handful of Dust
  
  Very depressing. Waste of an evening.
  
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- - GregJoy
  - 17 reviews
  - Woodbridge
  - 25 Jul 2009 at 10:25
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  Excellent Dry Satire
  
  Those who enjoyed 'Brideshead' will certainly appreciate this film. Kristin Scott Thomas is wonderful as the neglected wife who tries to find happiness... read more »
  
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- - CanadianKen
  - 15 reviews
  - Weybridge
  - 01 Apr 2009 at 18:13
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  Waugh's 1930's Upper-Classes
  
  Enjoyed this adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's 1934 'A Handful of Dust'. Kristen Scott-Thomas's casting as the icy, snobbish, superior, Lady Brenda... read more »
  
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  - Sedgefield
  - 31 Dec 2008 at 17:27
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  A Handful of Dust
  
  A story of upper-class selfishness and sadness! Well presented and acted.
  
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  - Newbury
  - 25 Nov 2008 at 11:33
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  A Handful of Dust
  
  Superb acting, but how disappointing. We were thoroughly depressed when it had finished. If you haven't read the book - don't watch the film!
  
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  - Banbury
  - 21 Oct 2008 at 17:16
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  Customer Review
  
  Other reviews of this film are quite polarised and I think I am the first to put it in the middle at 3 stars. I find it hard to pinpoint why it fails, but ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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- - 19
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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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  - Sussex
  - 05 Oct 2005 at 19:31
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  English finery
  
  A beautiful glimpse into the upper echelon of society, and how love can turn a priviliged life on its head. Must watch if you enjoyed Gosford Park and Remains ... read more »
  
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- - andrea monk
  - England
  - 04 Aug 2004 at 23:24
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  Pretty pictures but a wimpish male lead!
  
  Bonkers upper class bonking. He - dim but nice. She - dim but not nice. Nanny was the most human of the characters. The Jack Russell was conspicuously absent... read more »
  
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- - Joe Evans
  - Wallsuches Lancashire
  - 11 Mar 2006 at 18:30
- - 5
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  Frankly bizarre
  
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  A very strange film, based on a very strange book. This was made at the very end of the 1980s, and I can only assume that directors world-wide were scraping ... read more »
  
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- - russbowes
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  - 07 Mar 2008 at 12:05
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  Almost two hours of complete rubbish.
  
  Struggle to keep awake.
  
  Save your money and watch the grass grow. More interesting.
  
  Ted
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Occasionally you see a film which stays in your mind and even disturbs you somewhat. This for me is one of those films. Not knowing much about it before hand I ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 3
  - 2
  Very good
  
  Very good film, nicely paced but ended strangely and not how I wanted it to
  
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- - Linda Armstrong
  - Belfast, Northern Ireland
  - 25 May 2005 at 11:08
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  Dated, tedious and without merit
  
  What a miserable and tedious little film.
  
  I don't know how, but for some reason this 'period' drama still looks very 1980's.
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  - 20 Mar 2007 at 11:47
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  Ok
  
  Watchable for the most part but didn't like it when they shot the horse!
  
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  - 13 May 2007 at 17:23
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  Same old same old
  
  A story that has been told a hundred times before and this brought nothing really new to the genre. But maybe that was down to Waughs writing. Strong acting ... read more »
  
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  - 29 Apr 2008 at 15:20

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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, ...