In Victorian England, wealthy patriarch Sir Harald Alabaster invites an impoverished biologist, William Adamson, into his home. There, William tries to continue his work, but is distracted by Alabaster's seductive daughter, Eugenia. William and Eugenia begin a torrid romance, but as the couple become closer, the young scientist begins to realize that dark, disturbing things are happening behind the closed doors of the Alabaster manor.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Drama, Romance
Release:
September 1995
Production:
Playhouse International Pictures, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Film4 Productions
Cast:
Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patsy Kensit, Jeremy Kemp, Douglas Henshall, Annette Badland, Chris Larkin, Anna Massey
Tags:
class society, insect, rich woman poor man, victorian england, scientist, incest, based on short story, naturalist, unfaithful wife, brother sister sex, brother sister incest
