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Angels & Insects

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Angels & Insects
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R,1hr 57min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 26, 1996
Director:
Philip Haas
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patsy Kensit  ...more
Synopsis: A 19th-century British naturalist falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a wealthy aristocrat, but he soon discovers that her family's perfect facade disguises unexpectedly grim secrets. Director and co-screenwriter Philip Haas's adaptation of A.S. Byatt's Morpho Eugenio eschews the usual gentility of Victorian period pieces in favor of subtle creepiness. The unsettling mood is emphasized by the film's detailed attention to its protagonist's scientific endeavors, which center on the study of ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
Philip Haas' adaptation of A.S. Byatt's witty, ironic take on the social practices of an aristocratic family in Victorian England is a chilling meditation on the insularity of wealth. However, it focuses on William Adamson Mark Rylance, an impoverished naturalist who has returned from a decade in the Amazon. He becomes a long-term guest of Jeremy Kemp, who has an interest in science, and eventually ... Full Review
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Mark Rylance
William Adamson
Kristin Scott Thomas
Matty Crompton
Patsy Kensit
Eugenia Alabaster
Jeremy Kemp
Sir Harold Alabaster
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