Scandal

Scandal

1989 · 115 min · EN · R · 5.9 (77 votes)
Dir. Michael Caton-Jones · Starring John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda, Ian McKellen, Leslie Phillips, Britt Ekland · Music Carl Davis

The story that seduced the world is now the most controversial film of the year.

DramaHistoryRomance

An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. Eventually a scandal occurs when her affair with the Minister of War goes public, threatening their lifestyles and their freedom.

VIBE

A smoky, alluring dive into the underbelly of 1960s British high society. It's a slow burn of forbidden desire and dangerous liaisons, where ambition and lust collide with devastating consequences. The atmosphere is thick with secrets and the scent of scandal.

sultrydecadenttensemelancholicsteadyperiod dramaerotic thrillerBritish realismclassdesirebetrayalpower
londonenglandsex scandalbased on true storyscandalcabaret dancermember of parliament1960sbritish government
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