Film Synopsis
Based on a true story, this film recounts the tragic story of Barbara
Daly, who found her way into high society through her marriage to
Brooks Baekeland, the heir of the man who invented Bakelite. A
charismatic and attractive redhead, Barbara finds it hard to adjust to
her new social sphere and soon earns the contempt of her wealthy
husband. The couple's relationship deteriorates even further
after the birth of their son Tony. Depised by his father, Tony
grows up and becomes close to his solitary mother, following a
trajectory that can only end in disaster...
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Film Credits
- Director: Tom Kalin
- Script: Howard A. Rodman, Natalie Robins, Steven M.L. Aronson
- Cinematographer: Juan Miguel Azpiroz
- Music: Fernando Velázquez
- Cast: Julianne Moore (Barbara Baekeland),
Stephen Dillane (Brooks Baekeland),
Anne Reid (Nini Daly),
Martin Huber (Aschwin Lippe),
Minnie Marx (Midge Vanden Heuvel),
Jim Arnold (Joost Vanden Heuvel),
Mapi Galán (Simone Lippe),
Barney Clark (Tony at 12),
Abel Folk (Carlos Durán),
Belén Rueda (Pilar Durán),
Simón Andreu (Jean Pierre Souvestre),
Eddie Redmayne (Antony Baekeland),
Elena Anaya (Blanca),
Unax Ugalde (Black Jake Martínez),
Melina Matthews (Lorna Moffat),
Lorea Uresberueta (Ticket Agent),
Xavier Capdet (Gate Man),
Kandido Uranga (Taxi Driver),
Hugh Dancy (Sam Green),
Lina Lambert (Missy Harnden)
- Country: Spain / USA / France
- Language: English / French / Spanish
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 97 min