With a keen eye for the absurd, Evelyn Waugh took unerring aim at the foibles of British society. This collection brings together faithful adaptations of two of his most brilliant--and biting--satires. A Handful of Dust I... more »n this Oscar®-nominated, grimly comic tale set among the idle rich, Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient) and James Wilby (Howard?s End) portray Brenda and Tony Last, a couple whose lives slowly unravel after Brenda takes a lover to relieve her boredom. Also starring Rupert Graves (A Room with a View), Anjelica Huston, Alec Guinness, Stephen Fry, and Judi Dench in a BAFTA-winning role. Scoop A naïve newspaper reporter tries to cover "a promising little war" in a tiny, remote African republic. Timelessly relevant, this pitch-perfect farce mercilessly skewers politicians, the press, and a gullible public. Starring Michael Maloney (Truly, Madly, Deeply), Denholm Elliott (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), and Donald Pleasence (Halloween). DVD FEATURES INCLUDE biography of Evelyn Waugh and cast filmographies.« less
Actor:Michael Maloney Creator:Evelyn Waugh Studio:Acorn Media Format:DVD - Color DVD Release Date: 02/02/2010 Release Year: 2010 Run Time: 3hr 53min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 2 SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English