Savage GraceOverview and Synopsis

Savage Grace
Opened May 28, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 37 min.
Insecurity and conflict over their son's sexuality eventually lead to tragedy in a portrait of Bakelite heirs Brooks and Barbara Daly Baekeland (Stephen Dillane, Julianne Moore).
Cast: Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Hugh Dancy, Elena Anaya
Director: Tom Kalin
Genres: Period Film, Docudrama, Crime Drama, Crime, Family Drama

Critic Reviews

"The major problem with the film is that we never develop sympathy or abiding interest in any of the decadent characters..." USA Today
- Claudia Puig
"...a crushingly unsuccessful glimpse into the lives of the rich, peripatetic heirs of the Bakelite plastics fortune." Variety
- Jay Weissberg