A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.
Acting
Natasha Richardson's unraveling — devastating final lead performance.
Direction
Mackenzie turns a Victorian asylum into a pressure cooker of lust.
Costume
Stella's trapped-in-domestic-hell wardrobe tells its own story.
Director
David Mackenzie
Natasha Richardson
Stella Raphael
Hugh Bonneville
Max Raphael
Ian McKellen
Dr. Peter Cleave
Joss Ackland
Jack Straffen
Gus Lewis
Charlie Raphael
Wanda Ventham
Bridie Straffen
Maria Aitken
Claudia Greene
Hazel Douglas
Lilly
Marton Csokas
Edgar Stark
Judy Parfitt
Brenda Raphael
Sean Harris
Nick
Roy Boyd
Trevor Wiliams
Andy de la Tour
Inspector Easton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Natasha Richardson's final leading role before her tragic death in 2009; she reportedly fought hard for this against-type part.
Based on Patrick McGrath's novel, written by his own experiences growing up in Broadmoor psychiatric hospital where his father was medical superintendent.
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