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Alan Cross
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Florence Hoath | ... |
Angela Cross
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Sophie Aubry | ... |
Solange Montfort
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Joanna Lumley | ... |
Lady Helena Graves
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Gabrielle Anwar | ... |
Celia Graves
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Alexis Denisof | ... |
Christopher Wood
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Stephen Dorff | ... |
Jeremy Graves
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Marianne Denicourt | ... |
Maud Graves
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Melvil Poupaud | ... |
Louis Bernard
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Bernard Haller | ... |
Georges Montfort
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Rosalind Bennett | ... |
Janet Blain
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Keira Knightley | ... |
Young Celia
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Tobias Saunders | ... |
Celia's Brother #1
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Robin Saunders | ... |
Celia's Brother #2
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Charles Duron | ... |
Beach Boy
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In September 1938 a British detective comes to a small French coastal town in order to investigate the death of a colleague. Prime suspects are the members of English aristocratic family with plenty of skeletons in the closet. Written by Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
After expecting the usual ho-hum, self-indulgent little trifle that usually springs forth whenever too many French people are allowed on the set, I was pleased to find a very fast-paced, compelling little drama that probably bombed at the box office because of too little nudity and not enough car chases to keep the 20-something set amused.
The numerous subplots do require a bit of concentration, so you can't chatter on the phone and still expect to keep it all straight, but it's well worth the effort. This film is a bit dark, but not depressing, and is well worth the rental cost if you can't find it on cable. It's much better than 95% of the crud they usually inflict upon us.