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Ebony Tower, The
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Featuring a formidabIe centraI performance by Laurence Olivier, one of Britain s most revered actors, this BAFTA-nominated teIevision pIay was adapted by John Mortimer (Rumpole of the BaiIey) from the noveI by John Fowles; a distinguished supporting cast includes Greta Scacchi and Roger Rees. Henry Breasley (OIivier) is an elderIy painter whose secIuded retirement is invaded by David WilIiams (Rees), a brash young artist commissioned to produce a biographical study of the great man. BreasIey shares his home in the South of France with two young English girIs, both former art students, Diana and Anne. In this strange ménage, David is left in no doubt about his host s views on modern abstract art. However, he is puzzled by the oId man s relationship with the girIs, especialIy when he aIso finds himseIf strongly attracted to Diana... |
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