Desperate Remedies
Desperate Remedies

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- 65/100 based on 406 votes
  • Released: 1993
  • Runtime: 93 mins
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  • Studio: New Zealand Film Commission
  • Genres: Drama

In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to ... (Full plot summary below)

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In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 6/10 by Dennis SchwartzIt passes the giggle test as a splendidly opulent parody of period trysts.
Classic Film and Television - 4/10 by Michael E. GrostWIld, stylish historical melodrama shows a genuinely experimental approach to filmmaking.
User Review - 10/10 by Sophie Cour all time fave. hard to find but well worth it
User Review - 8/10 by micho ii really love this cos the housewives are really desperate
User Review - 6/10 by Private UBizarre art film, but worth watching just for Kevin Smith.

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