Movie
Angels and Insects
Overview
In Victorian England, wealthy patriarch Sir Harald Alabaster invites an impoverished biologist, William Adamson, into his home. There, William tries to continue his work, but is distracted by Alabaster's seductive daughter, Eugenia. William and Eugenia begin a torrid romance, but as the couple become closer, the young scientist begins to realize that dark, disturbing things are happening behind the closed doors of the Alabaster manor.
Details
- Release date
- 1995-09-10
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Playhouse International Pictures, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Film4 Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Mark Rylance as William Adamson
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Matty Crompton
- Patsy Kensit as Eugenia Alabaster Adamson
- Jeremy Kemp as Sir Harald Alabaster
- Douglas Henshall as Edgar Alabaster
- Annette Badland as Lady Alabaster
- Chris Larkin as Robin
- Anna Massey as Miss Mead
- Saskia Wickham as Rowena Alabaster
- Paul Ready as Tom
Crew
- Philip Haas - Director
- Belinda Haas - Screenplay
- Philip Haas - Screenplay
- A.S. Byatt - Story
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