I ordered this film as a DVD. because it can no longer be found anywhere. I disagree entirely with the other reviewer. This is a film about destructive sexual passion, and I found it to be a very good drama. All of the actors give fine performances and it is disturbing to watch the central character destroy his profession, his marriage, and his home life because of a sexual obsession with a callous woman. I also think the sex scenes were necessary in order to display his uncontrollable lust for the female character, who ultimately destroys him.
This ttale has been told before, by Somerset Maugham,, in "Of Human Bondage", a very famous literary work and several versions of film. Such destructive passions do exist, and it was interesting to watch such a one unfold layer by layer.
I also am a great fan off Ciarim Hinds, the man who falls to ruin, and it was a joy to watch him. His acting as usual is superb, and his facial expressions as he watches his own life unravel are remarkable. The pathos of his ultimate fate is so sad.
This was a 1998 BBC television drama, and is characteristic of the BBC's good work. The film quality is not great, because the DVD has been copied from television, but it is no longer possible to find an original DVD or to find any site streaming it.
The other reviewer should read "Of Human Bondage". I give it a 10 out of 10.
This ttale has been told before, by Somerset Maugham,, in "Of Human Bondage", a very famous literary work and several versions of film. Such destructive passions do exist, and it was interesting to watch such a one unfold layer by layer.
I also am a great fan off Ciarim Hinds, the man who falls to ruin, and it was a joy to watch him. His acting as usual is superb, and his facial expressions as he watches his own life unravel are remarkable. The pathos of his ultimate fate is so sad.
This was a 1998 BBC television drama, and is characteristic of the BBC's good work. The film quality is not great, because the DVD has been copied from television, but it is no longer possible to find an original DVD or to find any site streaming it.
The other reviewer should read "Of Human Bondage". I give it a 10 out of 10.