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Grotesque (The)

Country: UK, Language: English, 99 mins

Original Title

Grave Indiscretion
  • Director: John-Paul Davidson
  • Writer: Patrick McGrath
  • Producer: Stephen Evans; John Kay

CGiii Comment

Perhaps, if this were a comedy - things would be a little better.

Davidson's direction is uninspiring to say the least - Sting is laughable, Bates is more ham than is acceptable for an actor of his calibre.

It is a disaster that would have been better produced by Hammer Horror.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo brings home her betrothed, Sidney, who aspires to be a poet. The new butler, Fledge, provides Lady Harriet with the attention she's been missing and then seduces Sidney. Did he have a role in Sidney's disappearance as well?

Cast & Characters

Alan Bates as Sir Hugo Coal;
Theresa Russell as Lady Harriet Coal;
Sting as Fledge;
Lena Headey as Cleo Coal;
Jim Carter as George Lecky;
Anna Massey as Mrs. Giblet;
Trudie Styler as Doris;
Maria Aitken as Lavinia Freebody;
James Fleet as Inspector Limp;
Steven Mackintosh as Sidney Giblet;
John Mills as Sir Edward Cleghorn;
Chris Barnes as Johm Lecky;
Timothy Kightley as Harbottle;
Richard Durden as Sykes-Herring;
Nick Lucas as Hubert Cleggie