A Handful Of Dust

One of the great English novels of the twentieth century now turned into a great English film. Brenda Last has everything that other women would envy – a loving aristocratic husband an adorable son a huge stately home in the country. But for a bit of fun Brenda starts an affair with a social climbing young scrounger from London. It is the start of an inexorable slide into disaster. Starring James Wilby Kristin Scott Thomas Rupert Graves Dame Judi Dench Angelica Huston and Sir Alec Guinness. Dame Judi Dench – BAFTA award for best actress in a feature film supporting role. Academy Award nomination for Best costume design (Jane Robinson).