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Director:
Meg Richman
Writers:
Henry James (novel)
Meg Richman (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 July 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Cynthia and Buck are a young couple with little but love. Soon Cynthia drops the cough syrup and beer... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 nominations more
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Cast

  (Credited cast)

Joely Richardson ... Eleanor Dunston
Aden Young ... Buck

Molly Parker ... Cynthia
Kevin Phillip ... John
Krisha Fairchild ... Cynthia's Mother
Marjorie Nelson ... Mrs. Fletcher
Alisa Mackay ... Francis
Elsie Vance ... Brittany

Teru McDonald ... Ashley
Anna Copley ... Eleanor's Doctor
George Catalano ... Vegetable Man
Stefan Enriquez ... Mexican Man
Meliza Chavez ... Mexican Girl

Wayne Grace ... God (voice)
Rod Utley ... Doctor in Hospital
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
In a Private Garden (USA) (cable TV title)
In the Shadows (USA) (video title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexuality, language and drug content.
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Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Seattle, Washington, USA
Company:
Banner Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
At one point, Buck's friend John, while discussing Eleanor, asks him if she "is Lady Chatterly." Joely Richardson played Lady Chatterly opposite Sean Bean in a 1993 television production of Lady Chatterley (1993) (TV). more
Quotes:
Cynthia: ...and if I get rich, I'll help you record it.
John: Ah, budding patron of the arts.
Cynthia: Hey, I'd be a good person if I were rich.
John: Why not be a good person now? It's not like it's not an option.
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Soundtrack:
Violin Concerto in B Flat Major Allegro more

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1 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
effective sap, 6 February 1999
4/10
Author: petshop from LA

A revisit to Wings of the Dove. Uneven performances and a sometimes self-indulgent script all in a really cool house. The story is basically the same principle: a young woman get her lover to become the lover of a dying rich woman. None of the characters are really likable, but neither are they nasty enough to hate. They fall right into that "annoying, but if they're your friends, I guess they can come to dinner" category.

Despite all of this, there are points where its manipulative sentimentality actually leaks through. As the young man and Joely Richardson fall in love, you can't help but appreciate the feeling of danger and dread that accompanies it.

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