Fresh
The skill of Hare's approach is that he initially allows us to assume, via normal cinema techniques, that what we saw of the dinner party was the whole story.
Variety Staff, Variety
Wetherby
A small town... a random act of violence... an unsolved mystery.
1985 · 1h 42m · R
Drama, Mystery
Directed by
David Hare
Overview
The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.
Director and cast
- David Hare Director
- Vanessa Redgrave as Jean Travers
- Ian Holm as Stanley Pilborough
- Judi Dench as Marcia Pilborough
- Stuart Wilson as Mike Langdon
- Tim McInnerny as John Morgan
- Suzanna Hamilton as Karen Creasy
- Tom Wilkinson as Roger Braithwaite
- Marjorie Yates as Verity Braithwaite
- Joely Richardson as Jean Travers
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Redgrave's performance is superb and she's ably supported by Holm, Dench, and Hamilton in particular.
Nicholas Royle, Time Out
Fresh
Mr. Hare has assembled a superb cast, and its ensemble work is very fine.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
[An] arch, overstyled downer ...
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A haunting film, because it dares to suggest that the death of the stranger is important to everyone it touches - because it forces them to decide how alive they really are.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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