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Angels & Insects (1995)

Angels & Insects poster
Original title
Angels and Insects
Directed by
Philip Haas
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 56m
Rated
18
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 57 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A naturalist returns to England from the Amazon and becomes entangled with his wealthy host family. He discovers hidden secrets about the household and a forbidden connection with a fellow resident.

slow-burnmelancholicintimateatmosphericformalunsettlingcerebralvisually lushrestrained

What happens

Angels and Insects (sometimes styled as Angels & Insects) is a 1995 romantic drama film directed by Philip Haas and starring Mark Rylance, Patsy Kensit, and Kristin Scott Thomas. It was written by Philip and Belinda Haas with A. S. Byatt after her 1992 novella Morpho Eugenia (included in her book Angels and Insects). The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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