A Handful of Dust (1988)
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Based on a novel by Evelyn Waugh, Handful of Dust is set amongst Britain's aristocracy of the 1930s. At sumptuous Hetton Abbey, tradition-bound country squire James Wilby and his wife Kristin Scott Thomas open their doors to well-connected but impoverished Rupert Graves. Graves returns Wilby's hospitality by having an affair with Scott Thomas, while Wilby gamboles about his estate without a clue of what is going on. Wilby's cloistered world comes tumbling down when Scott Thomas coolly demands a
Jul 1, 1988 Wide
Nov 16, 2004
Cast
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James Wilby
Tony Last -
Kristin Scott Thomas
Brenda Last -
Rupert Graves
John Beaver -
Anjelica Huston
Mrs. Rattery -
Alec Guinness
Mr. Todd -
Judi Dench
Mrs. Beaver -
Pip Torrens
Jock Grant-Menzies -
Cathryn Harrison
Milly -
Timothy Bateson
MacDouglas -
Richard Beale
Ben -
Maureen Bennett
Marjorie's Maid -
Annabel Brooks
Daisy -
Graham Crowden
Mr. Graceful -
Beatie Edney
Marjorie -
Marsha Fitzalan
Polly Cockpurse -
Moyra Fraser
Mrs. Northcote -
Stephen Fry
Reggie -
Tristram Jellinek
Richard Last -
Jack Kyle
John Andrew Last -
Richard Leech
Doctor -
Norman Lumsden
Ambrose -
Roger Milner
Vicar -
Kate Percival
Miss Ripon -
John Quentin
Brenda's Solicitor -
Jeanne Watts
Nanny -
John Junkin
Blenkinsop -
Alan Hay
Club Porter -
Peggy Aitchison
Waitress -
Jeannette Baillie
Rosa -
Alice Dawnay
Winnie -
Duke of Norfolk
Gardener -
Christopher Godwin
Mr. Messinger -
William Gonzalez
Indian Singer -
Julian Infante
Indian Spokesman -
Tamsin Olivier
Veronica -
Matthew Ryan
Club Page -
Hugh Simon
Travel Agent -
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Hansomely mounted, Charles Sturridge's adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel places too much emphasis on atmosphere and decor and not enough on characterization.
Handsome, but airless and uninvolving version of the Waugh novel
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