Overview
Plot
A 1970s scandal unfolds as lonely social climber Barbara Baekeland dotes on her gay son, Antony, while unhappily married to plastics heir Brooks Baekeland. Her attempts to "cure" Antony lead toward tragedy.
- Directors
- Tom Kalin
- Cast
- Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Anne Reid, Elena Anaya, Hugh Dancy, Martin Huberty, Minnie Marx, Jim Arnold, Mapi Galán, Abel Folk, Belén Rueda, Simón Andreu, Unax Ugalde, Melina Matthews, Mariona Perrier, Lina Lambert, Peter Vives
- Country
- United States of America, Spain, France
- Genre
- Drama
- Release date
- 2007-09-20
- Studios
- Montfort Producciones, Killer Films, Celluloid Dreams, ATO Pictures, 120dB Films, A Contraluz Films, Videntia Frames, John Wells Productions
Plot
Warning: spoilers
Savage Grace Plot and Cast
This film examines a notorious 1970s scandal centered on Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber, is unhappily married to wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland. She dotes on Antony, who is homosexual, and tries to "cure" him of his sexuality—sometimes by seducing him herself—laying the groundwork for a murderous tragedy.
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