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In Desperate Remedies a young woman, Cytherea Graye, is forced by poverty to accept a post as lady's maid to the eccentric Miss Aldclyffe, the woman whom her father had loved but had been unable to marry.
- Thomas Hardy Hardy
- 1871
Desperate Remedies is a 1993 New Zealand drama film directed by Stewart Main and Peter Wells. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
Nov 26, 1993 · A film about desperate people in a town called Hope, who use various schemes to achieve their goals. The film features music, romance, thriller elements and a surreal style.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Stewart Main, Peter Wells
- 1993-11-26
Desperate Remedies: Psychiatry's Turbulent Quest to Cure Mental Illness by sociologist Andrew Scull is a critical history of two hundred years of treatment of mental disorders in the United States.
A comprehensive and critical account of the development and failures of psychiatry in the US since 1820. Scull exposes the abuses, quackery, and controversies that have shaped the treatment of mental illness and challenges the dominance of biological approaches.
A 2000 romantic comedy set in 19th-century New Zealand, where a woman hires a man to stop her sister's wedding and falls in love with him. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, who praise the actors but criticize the plot and the tone.
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- Drama, LGBTQ+
- R
May 25, 2009 · Owen’s footsteps rapidly ascending the stairs, interrupted this fancy-free meditation. Reproaching herself, even angry with herself for allowing her mind to stray upon such subjects in the face of their present desperate condition, she rose to meet him, and make tea.
