Chromophobia

Cast

Ben Chaplin
Ralph Fiennes
Rhys Ifans
Kristin Scott Thomas
Penelope Cruz
Ian Holm
Damian Lewis

Synopsis

Every family has its secrets... But what do you do when your wife Iona Aylesbury can't tell the difference between a shrink and a shop, your eight year old son Orlando spray paints his rabbit's name on the walls to get attention, while his gay godfather, Stephen, lies half beaten to death in hospital? To make matters worse your boss is drawing you into a scam which could cost you your career, your father, Edward Aylesbury, has an illegitimate love child with his former mistress Gloria , her social worker Colin can't help prying into her past and present, and finally your stepmother's bond with her dogs is your best role model of a loving relationship. These are the dilemmas and secrets of Marcus Aylesbury.

Reviews

Martha Fiennes has gathered a strong British cast for this pretentiously named piece. A panoramic portrait of corruption, responsibility and exploitation in Blair's Britain, it links people ranging from a sad foreign prostitute (Penelope Cruz) dying of cancer in a damp basement to a sad rich bitch (Kristin Scott Thomas) living in modernist luxury while devoted to fashionable art and haute couture.
It's ambitious, schematic, heavy-handed, and like numerous recent films, offers Norman Foster's Gherkin tower as a monument to Mammon. THE OBSERVER

DVD Special features

Trailer

Technical Information
Released date	April 7th, 2008
Opening Venue
Opening Venue tel.
Aspect Ratio	Widescreen 16:9
Main Soundtrack	Dolby Digital 5.1
Language	English
Subtitles	English for the hearing impaired
Region Code	2 (Europe, Japan, South Africa)
Disc Format	PAL
Duration	136 minutes