The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
Based on the novella by Henry James Beast in the Jungle depicts the enigmatic love story of John Marcher and May Bartram. Their duet around an omnious secret is captured in a style both physical and poetic. Set in a remote countryside mansion the story stretches over a century, spiraling from the Jamesian late 19th century to the global present.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Clara van GoolDirector
- Jeannot SanaviaOriginal Music Composer
- Clara van GoolWriter
- Glyn MaxwellWriter
Cast
- Sarah ReynoldsMay
- Dane HurstJohn
- Julian NestThe Poet
- Claire JohnstonLady Weatherend
- Elisabet JohannesdottirSally
- Sylvia CamardaLyons
- Tommy SchlesserAlfred
- Larisa FaberLady Swann
- Jerome BurelbachLord Swann
- Jean-Marc AndréBritish Army Officer
- Christian BronchartBritish Officer WW2
- Joe GalesStable Boy
Stills
Themes
dancebased on novel or book