Academy Awards, USA 1990
| Nominated Oscar | Best Costume Design Theodor Pistek |
Orion Pictures
Directed by Milos Forman
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
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Young widow Annette Bening manipulates those around her for her own pleasure. She wants to ruin an arranged marriage by having the 15-year-old bride-to-be lose her virginity to her friend, enemy and sometimes lover Colin Firth. He, meanwhile, is in love with Meg Tilly, happily married until she falls for his carefully planned seductions. Firth ends up sleeping with everyone, but must own up to his deeds in a duel against an unexpected opponent. An exquisite production which uses candlelight, elaborate costumes and French locations, but the material is so trite it seems wasted. Nonetheless, it does maintain a certain sense of fun amongst all of the dreadful backstabbing and lust on display.
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