Brimstone and Treacle

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The arrival of a mysterious stranger disrupts the lives of the members of a British family in this dark, psychological thriller. The stranger is one Martin Taylor (Sting), a dangerous charmer who ingratiates himself with the Bateses, a dignified, older couple (Denholm Elliott and Joan Plowright). The couple becomes especially fond of Martin after he demonstrates a strong, caring rapport with their daughter, a disabled invalid. It is only when he has become a part of the household, unofficially serving as the daughter's caretaker, that Martin's true, potentially demonic nature begins to show itself. Based on a script by Dennis Potter, the creator of the brilliant British television miniseries Pennies from Heaven and The Singing Detective, the film layers its already charged situation with hints of the supernatural, aspiring to be both disturbing family drama and provocatively ambiguous morality play. Some moments of MTV-like stylization threaten to diminish the mood of slow suspense and unhealthy obsession, but Potter's distinctly warped sensibility and the solid performances generally carry the film over its rough patches. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
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    R
  • Genre:
    Drama, Mystery & Suspense
  • Directed By:
    Richard Loncraine
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Cast

Sting
as Martin Taylor
Denholm Elliott
as Thomas Bates
Joan Plowright
as Norma Bates
Suzanna Hamilton
as Patricia Bates
Benjamin Whitrow
as Businessman
Dudley Sutton
as Stroller
Tim Preece
as Clergyman
Elizabeth Bradley
as Passerby
Christopher Fairbanks
as Drunk
Mary McLeod Bethune
as Valerie Holdsworth
Hugh Walters
as Man
Elizebeth Bradley
Mary MacLeod
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