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A Balasaur Score of 52 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 38%, Metacritic 51/100. Most of the 3,223 2000s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Metacritic51/100
227 audience votes
Key crew
- Tom KalinDirector
- Fernando VelázquezOriginal Music Composer
- Howard A. RodmanScreenplay
Cast
- Julianne MooreBarbara Baekeland
- Stephen DillaneBrooks Baekeland
- Eddie RedmayneTony Baekeland
- Anne ReidNini Daly
- Elena AnayaBlanca
- Hugh DancySam Green
- Martin HubertyAschwin Lippe
- Minnie MarxMidge Vanden Heuvel
- Jim ArnoldJoost Vanden Heuvel
- Mapi GalánSimone Lippe
- Abel FolkCarlos Durán
- Belén RuedaPilar Durán
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Themes
adulteryinfidelitymothersonscandalconciergelovemurderincestextramarital affairsocialiteice cream