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The Grotesque

"Gentlemen don't eat poets."

Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo brings home her betrothed, Sidney, who aspires to be a poet. The new butler, Fledge, provides Lady Harriet with the attention she's been missing and then seduces Sidney. Did he have a role in Sidney's disappearance as well?

Top Cast

  • Alan Bates

    Alan Bates

    Sir Hugo Coal

  • Theresa Russell

    Theresa Russell

    Lady Harriet Coal

  • Sting

    Sting

    Fledge

  • Lena Headey

    Lena Headey

    Cleo Coal

  • Jim Carter

    Jim Carter

    George Lecky

  • Anna Massey

    Anna Massey

    Mrs. Giblet

  • Trudie Styler

    Trudie Styler

    Doris

  • Maria Aitken

    Maria Aitken

    Lavinia Freebody

  • James Fleet

    James Fleet

    Inspector Limp

Overview

Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo brings home her betrothed, Sidney, who aspires to be a poet. The new butler, Fledge, provides Lady Harriet with the attention she's been missing and then seduces Sidney. Did he have a role in Sidney's disappearance as well?

Rating

5.4 / 10
15 Reviews
1 Popular

Recommendations

Bad

Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women the oppurtunity to perform hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking for work after he runs out of money. She is reluctant to use him for a hit, since she prefers using women, but decides to try him on a trial basis. Meanwhile, the cop she pays off wants an arrest to make it look like he's doing his job, but Hazel doesn't want to sacrifice any of her "associates". The sleazy side of life is explored in this delightfully dark and deadpan film.

Bad

6.5 1977