A Handful of Dust
1988
Rupert Graves, Kristin Scott Thomas, James Wilby, Judi Dench, Alec Guinness “Don’t let anyone tell you this isn’t the best Waugh ever filmed. It is impeccable in looks, sentiment, locations, casting… everyone in the film is so good!” Alexander Walker – Evening Standard. Tony and Brenda Last (James Wilby and Kristin Scott Thomas) appear to be the perfect married couple – with money, a great country house and an adored son, John Andrew. When Tony inadvertently invites John Beaver (Rupert Graves), an idle and penniless young socialite, to stay for the weekend, he sets in motion a series of events which drastically disrupts the course of all their lives.