Savage Grace

Savage Grace

Truth is more shocking than fiction.

Directed by Tom Kalin

Produced by Montfort Producciones, Killer Films

200797 min5.7 / 10

A dark, intimate examination of psychological dysfunction and transgression within a wealthy family that culminates in tragedy, grounded in a real historical scandal.

This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on Antony, who is homosexual. As Barbara tries to "cure" Antony of his sexuality -- sometimes by seducing him herself -- the groundwork is laid for a murderous tragedy.

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Like Savage Grace, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.