The Grotesque (film)
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Duration Language English | 5.6/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Drama, Horror Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 14 June 1996 (1996-06-14) (UK)7 March 1997 (1997-03-07) (U.S.)28 November 2001 (2001-11-28) (France TV) Cast (Sir Hugo Coal), (Lady Harriet Coal), (Fledge), (Cleo Coal), (George Lecky), (Mrs. Giblet) Similar movies Alan Bates appears in The Grotesque and Butley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Grotesque (also known as Grave Indiscretion and Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets) is a 1995 British film by John-Paul Davidson, adapted from the 1989 novel of the same name by Patrick McGrath. It stars Alan Bates, Lena Headey, Theresa Russell and Sting.
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Academy Award-winning Costume Designer Colleen Atwood worked on the film, and McGrath's wife, actress Maria Aitken, performed in a supporting role.
The grotesque
Plot
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?
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Alternate titles and availability
The film was released under the title Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets in the United States, and later its US video title was Grave Indiscretion. It is also known as Butler morden leiser in Germany, Grotesco in Portugal, and Perverso in Spain.
The film is available on Region 2 DVD (as The Grotesque) and VHS (Grave Indiscretion) only, though both versions are out of print.
References
The Grotesque (film) WikipediaThe Grotesque (film) IMDb The Grotesque (film) themoviedb.org