Synopsis
Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic73/100
82 audience votes
Key crew
- Ruth Prawer JhabvalaScreenplay
- James IvoryDirector
- Richard RobbinsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul NewmanWalter Bridge
- Joanne WoodwardIndia Bridge
- Saundra McClainHarriet Rogers
- Margaret WelshCarolyn Bridge
- John BellDouglas Bridge as a boy
- Kyra SedgwickRuth Bridge
- Simon CallowDr. Alex Sauer
- Blythe DannerGrace Barron
- Austin PendletonMr. Gadbury
- Robert Sean LeonardDouglas Bridge
- Remak RamsayVirgil Barron
- Marcus GiamattiGil Davis
Stills
Themes
suicidebased on novel or booklawyerkansas cityrebellious daughteroverbearing fatherneglected wife1940sunhappy wifetaken for grantedmodern youthtraditional values