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Desperate Remedies

1993Movie1 h 33 min

Drama
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MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5Rotten Tomatoes40%71%

A deeply romantic, intriguing drama movie about history and family, with standout cinematography.

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Story

Colonial romancing and complicating...

In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?

Feels like

  • Gothic Romance
  • Historical Drama
  • Intertwined Destinies
  • Queer Undercurrents
  • Lavish Visuals
  • Social Critique
  • Intricate Plot
  • Desperate Choices
  • Moral Ambiguity
  • Period Thriller

Cast

19 of 19

Crew

Directed by
Peter Wells, Stewart Main
Written by
Peter Wells, Stewart Main
Produced by
James Wallace
Music by
Peter Scholes

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Facts

November 26, 1993 · 1 h 33 min · Sexual Content

Released
November 26, 1993
Runtime
1 h 33 min
Content
Sexual Content
Genres
Drama
Original language
English
Made in
New Zealand
Available in
1 country