
Directed by Martha Fiennes
Ben Chaplin
Ralph Fiennes
Rhys Ifans
Kristin Scott Thomas
Penelope Cruz
Ian Holm
Damian Lewis
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.
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
| Released date | April 7th, 2008 |
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| 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 |
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