Is A Handful of Dust sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does A Handful of Dust end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Handful of Dust violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Handful of Dust easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Handful of Dust scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

A Handful of Dust

Name: A Handful of Dust
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1988
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: James Wilby, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rupert Graves, Pip Torrens, Judi Dench

It's a long fall from high society

Directed by Charles Sturridge

Produced by Handful of Dust, Stagescreen Productions

1988118 min6.1 / 10

A melancholic portrait of aristocratic decline and marital betrayal set against the backdrop of 1930s English country estates, tracing one man's loss of faith in trust and social order.

English aristocrat Tony Last welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver to visit his vast estate. There Beaver makes the acquaintance of Tony's wife, Brenda. Together, they continue their relationship in a series of bedroom assignations in London. Trusting to a fault, Tony is unaware that anything is amiss until his wife suddenly asks for a divorce. With his life in turmoil, Tony goes on a haphazard journey to South America.

Clusters

Corrupted by Ambition Forbidden Love Story Houses and Dwellings Romance And Relationships Coping With Death

Genres

Romance Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Loss Of Loved One Country House Mansion Ancestral Home 1930s Brazil Affair

Questions people ask

Is A Handful of Dust sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does A Handful of Dust end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 95% of films.
Is A Handful of Dust violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is A Handful of Dust easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is A Handful of Dust scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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