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Mood:
- CleverContemplativeGloomyBiting
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Plot:
- BetrayalLove and RomanceMind and SoulSocietyCouplesFamily ProblemsCrumbling MarriageDealing With Death more...
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Genres:
- DramaRomance
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century30s
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Place:
- EnglandEurope
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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A Handful of Dust, 1988
English
UK
Profile of A Handful of Dust
The mood of A Handful of Dust is clever, biting, and gloomy. The plot centers around betrayal, family problems, and society. It is a drama and romance movie. In approach, A Handful of Dust is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. The setting is England. A Handful of Dust happens in the 1930s. It is based on a book.
Summary of A Handful of Dust
Tony and Brenda appear to have the perfect marriage, living on a Victorian country estate in the fashionable 1930s England. But when Tony invites the dashing, yet penniless young socialite John Beaver for a weekend stay, he unknowingly ignites a series of shattering events, including passion, infidelity, and death. Based on Evelyn Waugh's 1937 novel.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | UK |
| Release date: | 24 June 1988 |
| Runtime: | 118 min |
Cast and Crew
as Tony Last
as Brenda Last
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