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Scandal

United Kingdom

1989

115 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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DIR Michael Caton-Jones

EXEC Joe Boyd, Nik Powell, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein

PROD Stephen Woolley

SCR Michael Thomas

DP Mike Molloy

CAST John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda, Ian McKellen, Leslie Phillips, Britt Ekland, Daniel Massey, Roland Gift, Jean Alexander, Jeroen Krabbé, Keith Allen

ED Angus Newton

PROD DES Simon Holland

MUSIC Carl Davis

Cannes (Out of Competition)

Synopsis

An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. Eventually a scandal occurs when her affair with the Minister of War goes public, threatening their lifestyles and their freedom. Based on the real Profumo scandal of 1963. –IMDb

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Michael Caton-Jones

Michael Caton-Jones (born Michael Jones; 15 October 1957) is the director of such films as Scandal, Rob Roy, Memphis Belle and The Jackal. Caton-Jones was born in Broxburn, Lothian, Scotland. He attended to St Marys Academy in Bathgate, and trained at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, Bucks, UK. A lifelong Celtic FC supporter, Caton-Jones is married to film producer Laura Viederman, with whom he has 2 children (Romy b. 2001 and Charlie b. 2003). He also has two daughters from a previous relationship (Daisy b. 1983 and Molly b. 1990). His film Basic Instinct 2 won several Razzies at the 2007 ceremony. —Wikipedia 

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richmondhill

20Jan11

A rather touristic view of events, which is more in awe of the social milieu than with being a focused dissection of political or emotional consequences. Like so many of these raids on recent history it ends up being an assemblage of object d’art and popular songs, strung around key scenarios and fruity cameos. It has an arch frothiness, but not much else.

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    Charles Deckert

    31Jan12

    I've come to despise such films and their inability to look past the clothing of the situation and into the situation itself.

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