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    Added on: 17/8/2003 14:40
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    Angels & Insects (UK)

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    An Elegant Seduction. An Erotic Deception. A Stunning Revelation
    Certificate: 18
    Running Time: 114 mins
    Retail Price: £12.99
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    Synopsis:
    Penniless naturalist William Adamson (Mark Rylance) is taken into the home of rich philanthropist Rev. Harold Alabaster (Jeremy Kemp) where he falls in love with Eugenia (Patsy Kensit), Alabaster`s youngest daughter, as soon as his sets eyes on her. Soon married to Eugenia, William`s life within the large aristocratic family makes him uneasy, not least because Eugenia`s brutish brother Edgar (Douglas Henshall) makes no secret of his dislike for him.

    To further confuse him Eugenia`s behaviour continues to be erratic, whilst producing a succession of children, she remains passionately sexual yet cooly distant. Befriended by Matty Crompton (Kristin Scott Thomas), an impoverished relative living with the Alabaster family, William discovers the decay and corruption within the family and is soon plunged into a realm of perversion that surpasses his wildest imagination. A powerful romantic drama of shocking sensuality, Angels & Insects uncovers the dark and decandent desires lurking just beneath the surface of Victorian England.

    Special Features:
    Original theatrical trailer

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
    Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 German

    Subtitle Tracks:
    CC: German
    CC: English
    Greek
    Dutch

    Directed By:
    Philip Haas

    Written By:



    Starring:
    Douglas Henshall
    Jeremy Kemp
    Patsy Kensit
    Kristin Scott Thomas
    Mark Rylance

    Casting By:
    Celestia Fox

    Soundtrack By:
    Alexander Balanescu

    Director of Photography:
    Bernard Zitzermann

    Editor:
    Belinda Haas

    Costume Designer:
    Paul Brown

    Production Designer:
    Jennifer Kernke

    Producer:
    Kerry Orent
    Joyce Herlihy
    Belinda Haas

    Executive Producer:
    Lindsay Law

    Distributor:
    Metro Goldwyn Mayer

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