Cinematic background from A Handful of Dust 1988 - English aristocrat Tony Last welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver to visit his vast estate. There Beaver makes the acquaintance of Tony's wife, Brenda. Together, they continue their relationship in a series of bedroom assignations in London. Trusting to a fault, Tony is unaware that anything is amiss until his wife suddenly asks for a divorce. With his life in turmoil, Tony goes on a haphazard journey to South America.

A Handful of Dust

1988

Drama, Romance

Directors:
Charles Sturridge
Writers:
Derek Granger, Charles Sturridge, Tim Sullivan, Evelyn Waugh
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Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man in a tuxedo holding up a peace sign; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man sitting at a table in front of silverware; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman sitting on the ground in a white dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man wearing a hat and a coat and a scarf; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man with a mustache wearing a coat and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A group of men riding up an escalator in a train station; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – Two young women are talking to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man sitting in a boat on a river; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman in a fur coat and hat eating a sandwich; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman sitting at a table with a glass of milk; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman talking on a phone while lying in bed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man and a woman posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man and a child in a field holding hands; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man and a woman sitting next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman wearing a hat and a fur coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman in a pink dress standing in front of a vase of flowers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – Two people are standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman in a pink dress sitting in front of a staircase; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A beautiful woman in a pink dress and a man in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man and a boy walking on a train platform; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – Two men sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man in a black suit is holding a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man in a suit standing in front of a staircase; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man and a boy wearing hats and coats; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman talking on a phone while a man takes a picture of it; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman sitting in front of a fireplace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man in a suit sitting in front of a camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman sitting on a bed talking on a phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – An older man holding a cup of coffee; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A group of people standing in front of an old building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A person sitting at a table wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A young boy sitting at a table with a stack of books; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man sitting on the ground in front of a fire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man and a woman are talking to each other in front of another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man sitting on the ground in front of a tree; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man and a boy are standing in a field; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman in a fur coat and a hat looking to her left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman sitting in front of another woman at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man and a boy standing in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman standing in front of a wooden door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man in a tuxedo is holding a camera and taking a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man and a woman in bed talking on the phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man and a woman are sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman sitting in a chair in front of a floral chair; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman sitting on top of a couch next to a cat; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man in a suit and tie with a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A large building in the middle of a foggy park; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman sitting at a table with a plate of food; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman sitting at a table with a plate in front of her; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A large building with a clock tower in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman in a hat and a fur stole; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman in a hat reading a magazine; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A large building with a clock on the top of it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman in a fur coat behind a metal fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – Two women sitting on a bed with a bowl of fruit; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man in a suit and hat standing in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – Two men sitting at a wooden table in a hut; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man looking at himself in the mirror while wearing a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – Two people in a boat on a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man with a mustache in a tuxedo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – Two women sitting on a bed talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman in a black dress and a man in a black suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A beautiful young lady laying on top of a bed; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man in a suit and tie next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A man in a tuxedo is holding a sheet of paper while a woman looks on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – A woman sitting in a chair holding a book in her hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Handful of Dust” (1988), directed by Charles Sturridge – An older man sitting in a chair holding a cell phone; Medium shot, High angle