Savage Grace

Truth is more shocking than fiction.

• Rated 5.7 out of 10
• Movie
• 2007
• 1h 37m
• Drama

This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.

Director

Tom Kalin

Starring

Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Anne Reid