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Savage Grace

2007 · 97 min

A suffocating, icy plunge into wealth and dysfunction that leaves you uneasy and disturbed long after.

Directed by
Tom Kalin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne
Tagline
Truth is more shocking than fiction.
Overview
This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.

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Directed by
Tom Kalin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • obsession
  • identity
  • madness
  • class
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Tom Kalin
Written by
Howard A. Rodman
Starring
Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Anne Reid, Elena Anaya, Hugh Dancy, Martin Huberty, Minnie Marx
Music
Fernando Velázquez
Cinematography
Juan Miguel Azpiroz
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America, Spain, France
Languages
English

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