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The Heart of Me

Synopsis

After the death of their father, Madeleine invites her sister Dinah to stay in her elegant London home. Madeleine's husband, Rickie, is now effectively head of the family, and a man of persuasive charm and sophistication. Efforts to find a husband for the free-spirited Dinah seem to pay off at last, but having announced her engagement, Dinah is secretly told by Rickie to call it off. The reason remains unspoken - as they are both aware of a profound mutual attraction. So begins a wild affair, as Rickie and Dinah's illicit passion spirals into deception, offering ecstasy and despair in equal measure and, finally, as the sisters attempt a reconciliation, an insight into the heart's capacity for forgiveness.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Features
Running time
96 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Thaddeus O’Sullivan
Editor
Alex Mackie
Screenwriter
Lucinda Coxon, from the novel by Rosamond Lehmann
Director of Photography
Gyula Pados
Sound
Martin Trevis
Composer
Nicholas Hooper
Principal cast
Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams, Paul Bettany

Genre

Literary Adaptation Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Martin Pope Productions

Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Rd
Iver Heath, Bucks
SL0 0NH
UK

T+44 (0)1753 652 778

sam@mpproductions.co.uk

Sales Company

Pandora

4000 Warner Blvd,
Building 148, Suite 201
Burbank, CA 91522 USA

T +1 818 954 5561

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