Released Date:
1989-07-15
Languages:
Italian
Countries:
Italy
Runtime:
90 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.9 (82 Reviews)
Director:
Fiorella InfascelliAdriano Aprè
Ennio De Concini
Fiorella Infascelli
Enzo Ungari
Released Date:
1998-04-26
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK, USA
Runtime:
204 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.2 (409 Reviews)
Director:
Julian JarroldFrom the Irish countryside to London to New York and back again, Maggie reenters the world as a countess and shady art dealer. With her panache and charisma, she finds more than an auction, a rekindled interracial love affair, helpful relatives and a painting of great price. She finds more than she bargained for in the labyrinth and milieu of stolen art.
Released Date:
2007-01-26
Languages:
English, French
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
92 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
7.4 (61842 Reviews)
Director:
Richard EyrePatrick Marber (screenplay)
Zoe Heller (novel)
The bitter, cynical and lonely Barbara Covett is a tough and conservative teacher, near to retirement, who is loathed by her colleagues and students. In the loneliness of her apartment, she spends her spare time writing her journal, taking care of her old cat Portia and missing her special friend Jennifer Dodd. When Sheba Hart joins the high-school as the new art teacher, Barbara dedicates her attention to the newcomer, writing sharp and unpleasant comments about her behavior and clothes. When Barbara helps Sheba in a difficult situation with two students, the grateful Sheba invites her to have lunch with her family. Sheba introduces her husband and former professor Richard Hart, who is about twenty years older than she; her rebellious teenager daughter Polly; and her son Ben that has Down's Syndrome. Barbara becomes close to Sheba, but when she accidentally discovers that Sheba is having an affair with the fifteen year-old student Steven Connolly, Barbara sees the chance to manipulate and get closer to Sheba, hiding the secret from the school headmaster. When Portia dies and Sheba does not stay with Barbara in the veterinary office to see Ben in a theater play, Barbara plots a Machiavellian revenge against Sheba, creating a scandal and consequent turmoil in their lives.
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