USA,
1995, 117 min
(Alternative: 113 min)
Directed by:
Michael HoffmanScreenplay:
Rupert WaltersCinematography:
Oliver StapletonComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Polly Walker, Meg Ryan, Ian McKellen, Hugh Grant, Ian McDiarmid, Mary Macleod, Mark Letheren, Sandy McDade (more)Plots(1)
Robert Merivel (Downey) is a young man who seems to have everything ... until a passionate affair leads to scandal, suddenly leaving him heartbroken and penniless. But it's only after losing it all that Merivel discovers who he really is and -- with the love of a beautiful woman (Ryan) -- becomes the man he never dreamed he could be! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1996 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1996 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1996 - Best Costume Design
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1996 - Michael Hoffman (Golden Bear for Best Film)