Directed by:
Clare PeploeCinematography:
Chris MengesComposer:
Jason OsbornCast:
Jacqueline Bisset, James Fox, Irene Papas, Kenneth Branagh, Lesley Manville, Mark Williams, Robert Stephens, Sebastian ShawVOD (1)
Plots(1)
Set on the Greek island of Rhodes, HIGH SEASON follows the lives of nine separate characters. Katherine and her husband Patrick live in a small island town with their 13-year-old daughter Chloe, and even though Kath and Patrick have separated, they have both stayed on. Katherine works as photographer and Patrick works as a sculptor. Katherine, however, is in desperate need of money, and is trying to sell an antique vase given to her many years earlier by an elderly art historian, Basil, who arrives for a visit. Katherine's widowed friend Penelope regards the tourists as enemies, and battles with her son Yanni, who appreciates the prosperity the tourists bring. Rick, a practical-minded Englishman, becomes smitten with Katherine, despite being married to Carol. Katherine gets lucky when Konstantinis, a wealthy Greek-American, decides that he wants to buy her vase, but first it must be declared a fake so that he can take it out of Greece. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jacqueline Bisset
UK
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James Fox
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Irene Papas
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Kenneth Branagh
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Lesley Manville
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Mark Williams
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Best movies:
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Robert Stephens
UK
Best movies:
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Sebastian Shaw
UK
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