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A bohemian artist in 1930s England falls for her handsome brother-in-law - and when he makes his illicit intentions clear, they begin a passionate affair, unaware the eventual discovery of their betrayal will lead to trauma and tragedy. Period drama based on Rosamond Lehmann's novel, starring Helena Bonham Carter, Paul Bettany, Olivia Williams and Eleanor Bron
2003
HD
subtitles
16x9
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Helena Bonham Carter
(Actor)
.. Dinah
Paul Bettany
(Actor)
.. Rickie
Olivia Williams
(Actor)
.. Madeleine
Eleanor Bron
(Actor)
.. Mrs Burkett
Luke Newberry
(Actor)
.. Anthony
Tom Ward
(Actor)
.. Jack
Gillian Hanna
(Actor)
.. Betty
Andrew Havill
(Actor)
.. Charles
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Helena Bonham Carter
(Actor)
.. Dinah
Born:
June 26, 1966
in
London
Best Known For:
Appearing in numerous period dramas.
Early-life:
Born May 26, 1966, in Golders Green, London. She has two older brothers. Her father, Raymond, was a prominent banker who was left quadriplegic and partially blind following an operation to remove a brain tumour in 1979. He died in 2004. Her mother, Elena, is a psychotherapist. At the age of 16, Helena won a national writing competition, and used the prize money to pay for her entry in the actors' directory Spotlight, but her big break came when her photo appeared in the magazine Tatler. Encouraged by her father, she decided against going to university and began considering film offers.
Career:
Helena's professional debut came at 16 in a TV commercial, swiftly followed by small-screen movie Pattern of Roses. The film Lady Jane followed, but it was 1985's A Room with a View which made her a star. Roles in Hamlet, Howards End and Frankenstein followed, and she was Oscar-nominated for 1997's The Wings of the Dove. The actress went on to prove she could do more than just period drama in projects such as Fight Club, Planet of the Apes, Big Fish, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and lent her voice to animated movies Corpse Bride and Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. She made her musical debut in the big-screen version of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. She's since appeared in Dark Shadows, Les Miserables and Burton & Taylor, and played Bellatrix Lestrange in several of the Harry Potter movies.
Quote:
'I hate this image of me as a prim Edwardian. I want to shock everyone.'
Trivia:
In 2014, she was appointed to Britain's national Holocaust Commission.
Paul Bettany
(Actor)
.. Rickie
Born:
May 27, 1971
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing albino monk Silas in The Da Vinci Code.
Early-life:
Paul Bettany was born on May 27, 1971, in Harlesden, London, to a theatrical family. His mother, Anne, retired from the business but his father, Thane, still treads the boards. His older sister, Sarah, is a writer. As a teenager, he moved out to live on his own in London, where he busked and worked in a home for the elderly to make ends meet. At the age of 19 he decided to train as an actor. After finishing his tenure at Chalk Farm Drama Centre, he landed a role in Stephen Daldry's West End production of An Inspector Calls.
Career:
Bettany worked steadily in theatre, but it took a back seat when the TV work poured in. Roles in Sharpe and miniseries David Copperfield helped boost his profile, but it was the leading role in indie flick Gangster No 1 which really set him on the road to stardom. The success of his next venture, medieval romp A Knight's Tale, led to Paul making his first collaboration with Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind. Since then, he has featured in Dogma, reunited with Crowe for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, took the lead in romcom Wimbledon and explored his darker side in The Da Vinci Code. His recent work includes The Secret Life of Bees, The Young Victoria, Legion, and The Tourist.
Quote:
'I love the way British people see ourselves. We say, 'He's like us, a bit of a loser'.'
Trivia:
He voices JARVIS in the Iron Man films.
Olivia Williams
(Actor)
.. Madeleine
Eleanor Bron
(Actor)
.. Mrs Burkett
Luke Newberry
(Actor)
.. Anthony
Tom Ward
(Actor)
.. Jack
Born:
January 11, 1971
in
Swansea
Best Known For:
Silent Witness.
Early-life:
Tom Ward was born on January 11, 1971, in Swansea, Wales. His father, John Powell Ward, is a poet, while his mother, Sarah, is a farmer. His brother, Tristan, is a solicitor. On leaving school, Ward studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University. While there, he became hooked on acting during a spell in the drama society. He's also represented Great Britain at fencing and enjoys singing, dancing and playing the saxophone.
Career:
Ward made his TV debut in a 1990 episode of The Storyteller: Greek Myths. His first film, Lethal Justice, followed a year later, but he didn't become a regular TV presence until the 1995 small-screen adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. He's rarely been out of work since, thanks to roles in The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, Vanity Fair, Plunkett & Macleane, Warriors, Quills, Anna Karenina and Love in a Cold Climate. Ward has also appeared numerous times on stage, but remains most recognisable for Dr Harry Cunningham in Silent Witness - a part he began playing in 2002.
Quote:
"I do look better on TV. In real life I look scruffy and pale."
Gillian Hanna
(Actor)
.. Betty
Andrew Havill
(Actor)
.. Charles
Thaddeus O'Sullivan
(Director)
