Adam is a rich industrialist, who aspires to a more cultured world. Spurred on by playful jibes that he is little more than a city suit living the capitalist's dream, this frustrated amateur opera singer decides to throw an opera in his lavish country retreat. Once his friends see him belting out the notes, he feels sure it will spell the end to their shallow taunts. In fact, it might even help him win the hand of a female conductor he has been pursuing whom - it just so happens - is the first to be recruited for his showpiece
Acting
Richard E. Grant commits fully to glorious midlife crisis energy.
Director
Christopher Menaul
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sarah Brightman was Andrew Lloyd Webber's ex-wife and original Christine in Phantom—her casting adds accidental meta-commentary on theatrical romance.
The film barely registered on release, becoming a curious footnote in Richard E. Grant's career between Withnail and his Oscar-nominated turn in Can You Ever Forgive Me?.
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