Movie
Desperate Remedies
“Colonial romancing and complicating...”
5.3/10
1993
1h 33m
en
Drama
Overview
In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?
Director
Stewart Main, Peter Wells
Writers
Peter Wells, Stewart Main
Movie Information
Release Date
November 26, 1993
Runtime
1h 33m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
11
Production
James Wallace Productions
Avalon/NFU Studios
