The Object of Beauty (1991) 5.5
This story is about a ne'er do well and his girlfriend search for a thief. Director:Michael Lindsay-HoggWriter:Michael Lindsay-Hogg |
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The Object of Beauty (1991) 5.5
This story is about a ne'er do well and his girlfriend search for a thief. Director:Michael Lindsay-HoggWriter:Michael Lindsay-Hogg |
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Jake
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| Andie MacDowell | ... |
Tina
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| Lolita Davidovich | ... |
Joan
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Rudi Davies | ... |
Jenny
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| Joss Ackland | ... |
Mr. Mercer
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| Bill Paterson | ... |
Victor Swayle
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| Ricci Harnett | ... |
Steve
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| Peter Riegert | ... |
Larry
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| Jack Shepherd | ... |
Mr. Slaughter
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Rosemary Martin | ... |
Mrs. Doughty
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| Roger Lloyd-Pack | ... |
Frankie
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Andrew Hawkins | ... |
Gordon
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Pip Torrens | ... |
Art Evaluator
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Stephen Churchett | ... |
Mr. Mundy
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Annie Hayes | ... |
Housekeeper
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American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel way beyond what they can afford. When they were asked to pay the bill, Jake wants to sell Tina's 20.000 pound Henry Moore sculpture, but she is not happy about that. The deaf-mute hotel maid admires the sculpture for its beauty rather than its value. When the sculpture goes missing, the couple start fighting over it... Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>
Not the usual fare for PPV on Bulsatcom in Bulgaria and, with Malkovich currently appearing every few seconds on CNN, in ads for one of their items about him (I've seen the item and he is sickeningly pretentious), I was in two minds whether or not to use my last (free) token to watch it.
My God! I am glad I did. Malkovich and MacDowell gave superlative performances in a beautifully written, directed and acted piece where even the minor roles combined to make this a masterpiece of story and film. Not just "even" the minor roles, as these were excellent performances by Joss Ackland, Ricci Harnett, Bill Paterson, Roger Lloyd-Pack, etc., etc., yes even the few lines from Pip Torrens as the art evaluator. Rudi Davies was excellent (not sure why we haven't seen anything from her in the last fifteen years).
Well, my free token ran out three minutes before the end. Pity!