The year is 1940, and the "Happy Valley" set in the British colony of Nairobi is pursuing its usual leisure activities: drugs, drinking, and sex. This historically factual film is set up as a love triangle. Joss Ackland plays Sir "Jock" Broughton, who at 59 years of age has married a
bride less than half his age, the lovely Diana Caldwell (Greta Scacchi). Diana falls in love with Joss Hay (Charles Dance), who disregards the unwritten rule mandating discretion in the conduct of extramarital affairs, publicly flaunting his desire for Broughton's wife. Although WHITE MISCHIEF
revolves around a murder mystery, murder is not the main concern of director Michael Radford ...
Released:
1988
Rated:
R
Length:
107 mins