A ravishingly beautiful 19th-century romance that's so sumptuous and subtle, it makes you want to scream. Deserted by her lover, pregnant Bella Ford (Embeth Davidtz) miscarries on a desolate country road and stumbles into the home of kindly lamplighter Ben Wainwright (Tom Bell). All
three of Wainwright's sons fall in love with her; naturally, no good comes of it. There's nothing really wrong with FEAST OF JULY, the feature debut of British TV director Christopher Menaul (
Prime Suspect). But there's nothing particularly
right with it either -- it's just another
picture-postcard tragedy in fancy dress, and fine if you like that sort of thing.
Released:
1995
Rated:
R
Length:
118 mins