Handful Of Dust, A (Full Frame)

VHS, PG, 114 minutes, NEW LINE

From the creators of "Brideshead Revisited" comes Evelyn Waugh's "A Handful of Dust," an unforgettable tale about idyllic, upper class British lives that will change forever. Tony and Brenda Last, James Wilby (Maurice), Kristin Scott ("Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Bitter Moon"), appear to have perfect marriage-living in fashionable England of the '30s in a Victorian country estate. But when Tony invites the dashing, yet penniless young socialite John Beaver, played by Rupert Graves ("Damage," "Where Angels Fear to Tread"), for a weekend stay, he unknowingly ignites a series of shattering events: passion, infidelity and death. From the opulence of aristocratic England to the dazzling landscapes of South America, and supported by an ensemble cast including Anjelica Huston ("The Addams Family," "The Grifters") and Academy Award -winner Alec Guinness ("Doctor Zhivago," "Star Wars," "The Bridge On The River Kwai"), " A Handful Of Dust" is a beautifully-mounted production in the tradition of Masterpiece Theatre.