The best efforts of several acclaimed British actors can't turn this sow's ear of a period piece into a silk purse. 18th-century, nouveau riche landowner Thomas Smithers (Peter Postlethwaite) resolves to leave his mark on posterity with a monumental garden, similar to those in vogue at court. Perhaps undertaking this daunting project will take his mind off his flighty wife, Juliana (Greta Scacchi), and dotty daughter, Thea (Carmen Chaplin). What Smithers doesn't comprehend is that an enemy is determining the ultimate cost of this grand folly: Believing he's hired a renowned Dutch landscaper, Smithers gives carte blanche to an impostor introduced to him as Meneer Chr...
Released:
1997
Rated:
R
Length:
110 mins