Summary:
Roland Michell is an Americian trying to make it in the difficult world of British Academics. He has yet to break out from under his mentor's shadow until he finds a pair of love letters in the textbook that once belonged to one of his idols, a famous long dead Victorian poet. Michell, after some sleuthing around, narrows down the suspects to a woman not his wife, another well known Victorian poet. Roland enlists the aid of a Dr. Maud Bailey, an expert on the life of the woman in question. Together they piece together the story of a forbidden love affair, and discover one of their own. They also find themselves in a battle to hold on to their discovery before it falls into the hands of their rival, Fergus Wolfe.
| Runtime: | 102 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for sexuality and some thematic elements. |
| Production: | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Genres: | Drama, Mystery, Romance |
| Countries: | USA, UK |
| Languages: | English, French |
| Home Release Date: | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Neil LaBute | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| A.S. Byatt | Novel |
| David Henry Hwang | Screenplay |
| Laura Jones | Screenplay |
| Neil LaBute | Screenplay |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Aaron Eckhart | Roland Michell |
| Gwyneth Paltrow | Maud Bailey |
| Jennifer Ehle | Christabel LaMotte |
| Jeremy Northam | Randolph Henry Ash |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anna Massey | Lady Bailey |
| Christopher Good | Crabb-Robinson |
| Craig Crosbie | Hildebrand |
| Georgia Mackenzie | Paola |
| Graham Crowden | Sir George |
| Holly Aird | Ellen Ash |
| Lena Headey | Blanche Glover |
| Toby Stephens | Fergus Wolfe |
| Tom Hickey | Blackadder |
| Tom Hollander | Euan |
| Trevor Eve | Cropper |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Barry Levinson | Producer |
| David Barron | Executive Producer |
| Guy Tannahill | Line Producer |
| Len Amato | Executive Producer |
| Paula Weinstein | Producer |
| Stephen Pevner | Co-Producer |
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