Stars: Ewan McGregor, Richard E. Grant, Pete Postlethwaite, Carmen Chaplin, Donal McCann, Charley Boorman, Britta Smith, Susan Fitzgerald, Gerard McSorley, Henry King, Greta Scacchi

Director: Philippe Rousselot

Summary: Set in England in 1699, Thomas Smithers is determined to impress his wife by transforming the landscape around his country home. Unfortunately Juliana has little time for either her husband or the local scenery...

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The Serpent's Kisswill probably be well received by fans of Peter Greenaway's arch and ornate films (The Draughtsman's Contract, Drowning By Numbersfor example). In this movie, a young Dutch landscape artist named Chrome (Ewan MacGregor) is hired by homely but rich landowner Smithers (Pete Postlethwaite) to turn his overgrown estate into a masterpiece of topiary and hedge-mazes. But unbeknown to Smithers, Chrome is fulfilling the will of Smithers' ardent enemy (Richard E Grant), who hopes to bankrupt the wealthy man and seduce his beautiful wife (Greta Scacchi). When Chrome falls under the spell of Smithers' enigmatic daughter, all plans go awry. The strong cast wallows entertainingly in this mix of jealousy, decadence, intriguing visuals, Machiavellian schemes, and heaving bosoms, with Grant performing with his usual lurid gusto. The sumptuous Restoration-era costumes enhance this meditation on art versus nature. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	1997
Release Date:	June 26, 2006
Certification:	To Be Announced.
Catalogue Number:	C C D 30437
Keywords:	English, General, Kiss, Drama, Serpents
Genre:	Drama