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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. Originally conceived as a television project, it was the first feature film financed by London Weekend Television.
Jun 24, 1988 · 1 Video. 99+ Photos. Drama Romance. The wife's affair and a death in the family hasten the demise of an upper-class English marriage. Director. Charles Sturridge. Writers. Evelyn Waugh. Tim Sullivan. Derek Granger. Stars. James Wilby. Kristin Scott Thomas. Richard Beale. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. +5. Add to Watchlist.
- (2.3K)
- Drama, Romance
- Charles Sturridge
- 1988-06-24
Kristin Scott Thomas and James Wilby. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "A Handful of Dust" is about two monsters of selfishness and the suffering that they cause. One is a woman who takes a young lover, and willingly destroys her family and its traditions in the process.
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.
- Evelyn Waugh
- 1934
A Handful of Dust. 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...
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- Charles Sturridge
- PG
- James Wilby
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Synopsis. In the 1930s at the estate Hetton Abbey, a relic of Victorian Gothic architecture, a very upstanding Brit Tony Last (James Wilby) maintains the traditional image of his class and heritage by his marriage to wife Brenda Last (Kristin Scott Thomas) and their son John.
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