Scandal

Scandal

28/4/1989 1h 55m 6.0/10

Overview

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.

Director

Michael Caton-Jones

Top Billed Cast

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

John Profumo

Britt Ekland

Britt Ekland

Mariella Novotny

John Hurt

John Hurt

Stephen Ward

Bridget Fonda

Bridget Fonda

Mandy Rice-Davies

Joanne Whalley

Joanne Whalley

Christine Keeler

Leslie Phillips

Leslie Phillips

Lord Astor

Reviews

Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

9/2/2021

6/10

This film seems to do a fine job recreating the spirit of the 60s, or at least as experienced by the in crowd and the wealthy. John Hurt is great, as usual, and Joanne Whaley os so expressive and magnetic when she smiles or vamps or whatever, I can almost imagine that it was more than beauty that caused Helen of Troy’s face to launch a thousand ships; it was how she looked at men. So I stuck with the film, but I didn’t find it to be compelling. People seemed to mumble at times, and likable characters were pretty thin on the ground. I was left wishing Jean Alexander as Christine’s mother had been given more airtime. And, well, that is about all I have to say about it, I guess.

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