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      White Mischief

      R 1987 1 hr. 47 min. Drama List
      80% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 54% 500+ Ratings Audience Score When millionaire landowner Sir Jock Broughton (Joss Ackland) moves to colonized Kenya on the eve of World War II, his young trophy wife, Diana (Greta Scacchi), quickly grows tired of the man she married for money. Soon, she's carrying on with the debonair Earl Josslyn Hay (Charles Dance), and the English expatriates who populate the village know all about it. But unrest ensues when Hay is surprisingly murdered, with fingers pointing toward Broughton but proof hard to come by. Read More Read Less

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      don k This film has haunted my memory since I saw it in 1987. The beautiful people. British. Expatriates. Kenyan heat. Sylvia Miles' unforgettable line: "another fucking beautiful day!" Drop-dead handsome Charles Dance and a ravishingly stunning Greta Scacchi; the debauchery of boredom and ennui. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Largely boring film of an interesting subject most notably the murder of Lord Errol by persons unknown in 1941. The problem is despite Roger Deakins crisp camerawork and two good supporting performances from Trevor Howard and John Hurt, the two leads don't have any sexual chemistry and its hard to care about the lives of posh people at the fag end of Empire. The 80s were a tough time for British films and this shows why, pretty much all the characters in the film apart from Hurt have no redeeming features which means its hard to empathise with any body living in such decadence Greta Scacchi takes her clothes off at the drop of a hat but her part gives her little to do but look beautiful. Sarah Miles eats tons of scenery and Charles Dance looks bored. Howard is good fun as the lecherous old rogue and Hurt is always a pleasure to watch even when he is in stuff like this. If you like period costume dramas you may find something of interest. Personally I found the whole thing a bit of a slog. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I love this movie, would like to buy it.A tale of debauchery, murder and scandal based on a true story settled in colonial Africa at the times of World War II. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A vivid morality tale about the high cost of decadent narcissism. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member As an impressionable teen i was obsessed with Greta Scacchi having sat up watching this on a school night into the wee hours. It's still a well made film and Scacchi still looks as good to me. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member interesting because its based on a true story and gives us a pretty realistic look at Happy Valley in Kenya where Brit expatriates orgied...had the feeling at times of being one of those Brit Tv drama's...a bit slow but worth a watch Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      BBC.com Rated: 2/5 Apr 17, 2001 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The film has been directed by Michael Radford (who also made the recent version of 1984), and he goes for atmosphere rather than plot. I think that is the right decision. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Rated: 3/5 Aug 26, 2006 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Rated: 3/5 Sep 21, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 14, 2005 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice A vivid morality tale about the high cost of decadent narcissism. Rated: 4/5 Aug 28, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis When millionaire landowner Sir Jock Broughton (Joss Ackland) moves to colonized Kenya on the eve of World War II, his young trophy wife, Diana (Greta Scacchi), quickly grows tired of the man she married for money. Soon, she's carrying on with the debonair Earl Josslyn Hay (Charles Dance), and the English expatriates who populate the village know all about it. But unrest ensues when Hay is surprisingly murdered, with fingers pointing toward Broughton but proof hard to come by.
      Director
      Michael Radford
      Production Co
      Columbia Pictures, Goldcrest Films International, Nelson Entertainment
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $24.5K
      Sound Mix
      Surround, Stereo
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