Complete credited cast: | |||
Lydia Wilson | ... | Emily Fox Seton | |
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Maggie Fox | ... | Mrs. Parke |
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Sarah Ridgeway | ... | Jane |
Joanna Lumley | ... | Lady Maria Byrne | |
Linus Roache | ... | Lord James Walderhurst. | |
Souad Faress | ... | Ameerah | |
James D'Arcy | ... | Captain Alec Osborn | |
Hasina Haque | ... | Hester Osborn | |
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Victoria Ross | ... | Annabelle Rivers |
Lucy Gape | ... | Agatha Slade | |
Malcolm Storry | ... | Mr. Litton | |
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Claire Hackett | ... | Mrs. Litton |
1901:- Poor but intelligent Emily Fox Seton accepts a marriage proposal from the older Lord James Walderhurst,a widower pushed into providing an heir by his haughty aunt Maria,Emily's employer. It is an arrangement for them both - in James' case to stop the family home passing to James' cousin Alec Osborn and his Anglo-Indian wife Hester. However affection soon grows between them but James is posted to India with his regiment and the Osborns come to stay with Emily,telling her James sent them to look after her. But they have lied and Alec's alarming mood swings brought on by illness threatens Emily's pregnancy and drives the staff away. Soon Emily realises that the couple is up to no good. Written by don @ minifie-1
Intrigued by the great cast, I gave this movie a shot. Have not familiarity with the source it is based on or how much material there is to work with.
Movie starts out nicely. Again, great cast. I was immediately intrigued by our lowly and lovely heroine. Yet, overall this movie is way to short and did not give enough service to the blossoming relationship before the movie evolves into a more melodramatic and suspenseful arena. Ultimately, this leaves very little emotional impact to ..well...anything that happens.
Decently acted, but felt that most of the very good cast did not feel all that invested in the effort. I think an expanded version of the first half of the movie before all the melodrama would make an excellent watch.
Regardless, the movie is probably worth of watch if you like period pieces. It is mostly entertaining but otherwise just a trifle.