A story about a group of Oxford undergraduate acting students and their troubled lives while producing (and competing between themselves for a role in) a different version of the classic play "The Duchess of Malfi". Love, friendship and rivalry are all part of this intricate project, filmed on actual location in the Oxford University, the very first to achieve such feat.
Acting
Baby-faced Hugh Grant already perfecting the stammer.
Production
First film ever shot on actual Oxford University grounds.
Director
Michael Hoffman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Hugh Grant's screen debut at age 22, three years before his breakout in 'Maurice'.
The 'Duchess of Malfi' meta-narrative mirrors the film's own themes—characters performing class and desire while actually experiencing them.
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