Angels and Insects is a movie directed by Philip Haas in 1995 and based on the book Morpho Eugenia by A.S. Byatt, first published in 1992. The movie features Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patsy Kensit, Jeremy Kemp, Douglas Henshall, Annette Badland, and others.
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Storyline
Taken in by a wealthy family after a failed expedition to the Amazon, biologist William Adamson wins the hand of his benefactor’s daughter and believes his dreamsof fame and fortune may finally come true. But a servant has secret knowledge about his new family, and his visions of grandeur tarnish in light of an erotic decadence and illicit passion beyond his darkest fears.
Movie vs Book
Year
1995
Minutes
116
Movie Rate
6.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
Angels and Insects
Director: Philip Haas
Country: UK
Year: 1995
Length: 1h56m
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Year
1992
Pages
185
Book Rate
7.28
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Book
Morpho Eugenia
Author: A.S. Byatt
Country: UK
First published in: 1992
Length: 185 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Angels & Insects
User polls & recommendations
“If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.”
BRET EASTON ELLIS (Writer)
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