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A Handful of Dust is a novel by the British writer Evelyn Waugh. First published in 1934, it is often grouped with the author's early, satirical comic novels for which he became famous in the pre– World War II years. Some commentators regard it as a transitional work due to its serious undertones, pointing towards Waugh's Catholic postwar ...
- Evelyn Waugh
- 1934
A Handful of Dust is a 1988 British film directed by Charles Sturridge, based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Evelyn Waugh. It stars James Wilby and Kristin Scott Thomas . [2] Originally conceived as a television project, it was the first feature film financed by London Weekend Television .
Jun 24, 1988 · Based on Evelyn Waugh's novel, the film follows the breakdown of a wealthy English couple's marriage due to infidelity and tragedy. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, quotes, and more.
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- Drama, Romance
- Charles Sturridge
- 1988-06-24
A film adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel about a British aristocrat who suffers from his wife's affair and his son's accident. Roger Ebert praises the performances and the irony of the ending, but questions the motivations of the characters.
A Handful of Dust, satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh, published in 1934. The novel, which is often considered Waugh’s best, examines the themes of contemporary amorality and the death of spiritual values. Precipitated by the failure of Waugh’s marriage and by his conversion to Roman Catholicism, the novel points out the similarities between ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A Handful of Dust is a direct attack on the modern way of living of the upper-class society. Men of the gentry, holding desperate to their falling estates, trying to relive a bygone past; society women, bored being trophy wives and having no proper channel to direct their energy, finding pleasure in adulterous affairs; and men of nobility ...
Rent A Handful of Dust on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. English aristocrat Tony Last (James Wilby) welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver (Rupert Graves) to visit his ...
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- Drama
- PG
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