I know that aristocrats are supposed to be unemotional but this wooden, joyless film is more brittle than old paper. I thought it was a play adapted to film because of the unnaturally stiff interactions between the actors and the obvious plodding story. After reading that this is based on a book I feel sorry for the readers. The movie is far-fetched, undeveloped and shallow.
Even for 1988, it's bizarrely unwieldy, like a large stone and just as emotionless. Again, I'm not sure if the source material is to blame but this period drama plays more like a "period dragger."
The premise is familiar enough at first, a bored rich housewife has an affair with a casual houseguest. After abandoning her husband, their son is accidentally killed in a tragic horse accident. The husband (who hardly reacts to the tragedy) decides to go on a trip to the jungle with a random explorer he meets. He gets a fever and the explorer drowns when he goes for help. A half white/half native man saves his life only to end up enslaved by the man as his book reader for life.
I have no idea why the writer would believe that the husband would deserve such a fate since his wife is the one who cheated on him. Anyway, if you want to watch a boring movie with beautiful scenery this is the one for you.
Even for 1988, it's bizarrely unwieldy, like a large stone and just as emotionless. Again, I'm not sure if the source material is to blame but this period drama plays more like a "period dragger."
The premise is familiar enough at first, a bored rich housewife has an affair with a casual houseguest. After abandoning her husband, their son is accidentally killed in a tragic horse accident. The husband (who hardly reacts to the tragedy) decides to go on a trip to the jungle with a random explorer he meets. He gets a fever and the explorer drowns when he goes for help. A half white/half native man saves his life only to end up enslaved by the man as his book reader for life.
I have no idea why the writer would believe that the husband would deserve such a fate since his wife is the one who cheated on him. Anyway, if you want to watch a boring movie with beautiful scenery this is the one for you.