Savage Grace

Savage Grace

97 mins | Drama | May 18, 2007

This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.

Savage Grace

97 mins | Drama | May 18, 2007

Savage Grace
This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Celluloid Dreams, Killer Films, John Wells Productions, Montfort Producciones
Original title Savage Grace
Directors Tom Kalin
Writers Howard A. Rodman

Cast

Julianne Moore

as Barbara Baekeland

Stephen Dillane

as Brooks Baekeland

Eddie Redmayne

as Tony Baekeland

Anne Reid

as Nini Daly

Elena Anaya

as Blanca

Hugh Dancy

as Sam Green

Martin Huberty

as Aschwin Lippe

Minnie Marx

as Midge Vanden Heuvel

Jim Arnold

as Joost Vanden Heuvel

Mapi Galán

as Simone Lippe

Abel Folk

as Carlos Durán

Belén Rueda

as Pilar Durán

Simón Andreu

as Jean Pierre Souvestre

Unax Ugalde

as Black Jake Martínez

Melina Matthews

as Lorna Moffat

Mariona Perrier

as Teeny Duchamp