Based on the 17th Century play, this adaptation finds a woman pleading with her manservant to murder the man she is betrothed to so she can be with the man she truly loves. The manservant wants a night of passion with the woman in return for carrying out the deed but she switches with her maid in the bed, an action with violent .. Read more
| Starring | Ian Dury, Amanda Ray-King, Colm O'Maonlai, Billy Connolly |
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| Director | Marcus Thompson |
| Genres | Drama |
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Based on the 17th Century play, this adaptation finds a woman pleading with her manservant to murder the man she is betrothed to so she can be with the man she truly loves. The manservant wants a night of passion with the woman in return for carrying out the deed but she switches with her maid in the bed, an action with violent consequences.
| Starring | Ian Dury, Amanda Ray-King, Colm O'Maonlai, Billy Connolly |
|---|---|
| Director | Marcus Thompson |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 25 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1998 To Rent: DVD: 13 Feb 2008 |
Attempting a radical update of Middleton's Jacobean tragedy, with the iconoclastic intentions, but without the... read more on Time Out
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V.Disappointing - this film is a bit of a mess - it seems to be attempting a similar anachronistic approach to Derek Jarman's 'Edward II' or Julie ... read more »
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Messy, but striking
It took Marcus Thompson seven years to see this adaptation of Middleton and Rowley's 'The Changeling' through to the cinemas, during which time two ... read more »
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Despite receiving a number of positive reviews in the press when it was released, the few user comments about this film on the net are thoroughly negative. ... read more »
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I watched I waited and waited for the plot to get going, but it never did. Paint drying has more enteraiment value. This movie is so high brow that it falls ... read more »
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