The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.
Acting
Irons' trembling hands tell everything his face hides
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched London apartments, all secrets and mahogany
Direction
Malle's final film—mature, unflinching, European
Director
Louis Malle
Jeremy Irons
Dr. Stephen Fleming
Juliette Binoche
Anna Barton
Miranda Richardson
Ingrid Fleming
Rupert Graves
Martyn Fleming
Peter Stormare
Peter Wetzler
Gemma Clarke
Sally Fleming
Ian Bannen
Edward Lloyd
Julian Fellowes
Donald Lyndsay, MP
Leslie Caron
Elizabeth Prideaux
Tony Doyle
Prime Minister
Ray Gravell
Raymond
David Thewlis
Detective
Benjamin Whitrow
Civil Servant
Jeff Nuttall
Trevor Leigh Davies MP
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Binoche and Irons reportedly barely spoke off-set; Malle encouraged the tension. The brittleness is real.
Based on Josephine Hart's novel, itself inspired by the Profumo scandal—British political sex drama is practically its own genre.
GB
US
