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The Fool (1990)

The Fool poster
Directed by
Christine Edzard
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
2h 15m
Rated
U
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man in Victorian England gets caught up in the world of high finance. The film follows his interactions with the powerful people around him as he tries to make his way.

periodseriousslow-pacedintimateobservationalsuspensefulmoralgritty

What happens

The Fool is a 1990 British film set in Victorian England's world of finance directed by Christine Edzard and produced by John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, from a script by Edzard and Olivier Stockman. It stars Derek Jacobi, Cyril Cusack, Ruth Mitchell, Maria Aitken, Irina Brook, Paul Brook and Miranda Richardson. The camerawork was by British cinematographer Robin Vidgeon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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