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Synopsis
Clara Paige is a Tory member of the European parliament, who lets absolutely nothing get in way of her ambitions.
She is convinced that her ex-business partner Andrew Ray is blackmailing her. Upon accidentally meeting Ray, Clara impulsively murders the man. In a deliciously ironic turn of events, she is approached by Ray’s daughter who hopes that she’ll help her locate her missing father. Clara eventually finds out Ray had been innocent all along, but a greater shock awaits her at the hands of her long-neglected husband.
British playwright David Hare both wrote and directed this complex political thriller.
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Reviews
Hare avoids preachiness, thanks largely to taut, sparse dialogue and brooding visuals from cinematographer Roger Pratt. It’s near impossible not to be drawn into the unfolding intrigue.
Time Out, Claude Maude
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Credits
- Charlotte Rampling
- Clara Paige
- Michael Gambon
- Gerald Paige
- Iain Glen
- Wallace Sharp
- Robert Hardy
- Adam Gillvray
- Jane Asher
- Pauline
- Niamh Cusack
- Jenny Swanton
- Linda Bassett
- Janet Swanton
- Brian Cobby
- Foreign Secretary
- Julian Firth
- Lawrence
- Robert Flemyng
- Jack Sidmouth
- Alain Fromager
- Paul Zinyafski
- Louba Guertchikoff
- Madame Zinyafski
- Juliet Harmer
- Delia
- Rashid Karapiet
- Sikh Leader
- Robert David MacDonald
- Sir Arthur Sanderson
- Michel Motu
- Gendarme
- Patrick Pérez
- Hector Zinyafski
- Andrew Ray
- Michael Swanton
- Tina Sportolaro
- Violet
- Melissa Stribling
- Lady Boeing
- Sandi Toksvig
- Sandra
- Jonathan White
- Simon Paige
- Director
- David Hare
- Writer
- David Hare
- Producer
- Patrick Cassavetti
- Cinematography
- Roger Pratt
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