Savage Grace
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1hr
37mins
Directed by
Tom Kalin,
Howard A. Rodman,
Peter Graham,
John Wells
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Starring
Julianne Moore,
Stephen Dillane,
Eddie Redmayne,
Anne Reid
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This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.