A Severed Head (film)
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Director Dick Clement Country United Kingdom | 5.6/10 IMDb Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date December 1970 (1970-12) Writer Iris Murdoch (novel), Iris Murdoch (play), J.B. Priestley (play), Frederic Raphael Tagline A Severed Head is not a horror story ... It's something else! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Severed Head is a 1970 British drama film directed by Dick Clement and starring Claire Bloom, Lee Remick, Richard Attenborough and Ian Holm. It is based on the novel of the same name by Iris Murdoch.
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Plot
Antonia is the pampered wife of an upper class wine merchant, Martin Lynch-Gibbon. She tells her husband that she is in love with their best friend, psychiatrist Palmer Anderson. Palmer and Antonia wish to deal with the situation in a civilized manner by remaining friends with Martin.
Meanwhile, Martin tries to keep his mistress, Georgie Hands, a secret. However, Palmer's sister, Honor Klein, who once taught Georgie at Oxford University, tells Palmer and Antonia about their affair. Honor then introduces Georgie to Martin's womanizing brother, Alexander. This is just the start of the various liaisons.
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