Synopsis
Edwardian England. A precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations to being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tasteless romances hit the best seller lists. Her life changes in unexpected ways when she encounters an aristocratic brother and sister, both of whom have cultural ambitions, and both of whom fall in love with her.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
144 audience votes
Key crew
- Philippe RombiOriginal Music Composer
- François OzonScreenplay
- François OzonDirector
Cast
- Romola GaraiAngel
- Sam NeillThéo
- Michael FassbenderEsmé
- Lucy RussellNora Howe-Nevinson
- Charlotte RamplingHermione
- Jacqueline TongMother Deverell
- Janine DuvitskiAunt Lottie
- Christopher BenjaminLord Norley
- Jemma PowellAngelica
- Simon WoodsClive Fennelly
- Seymour MatthewsNorley Doctor
- Tom GeorgesonMarvell
Stills
Themes
infidelitysuicidebased on novel or bookenglandalcoholartistloveeccentricauthorwriterillnessaristocrat