Relative Values

2000 87 min ★ 6.1 Comedy, Romance

A comedy of discriminating taste and dirty little secrets. In 1952 England, Nigel, the Earl of Marshwood, woos Hollywood star Miranda, upsetting both Nigel's mother, Countess Felicity, and Miranda's former love fellow Hollywood star Don. Right before the engagement party at Marshwood, Moxie, the Countess's personal maid and best friend, reveals that Miranda is her estranged sister. Crestwell, the Countess's butler, devises a plan - but an inebriated Don's arrival at Marshwood to talk to Miranda causes all chaos to break loose.

Cast

Julie Andrews

Felicity Marshwood

Edward Atterton

Nigel Marshwood

William Baldwin

Don Lucas

Colin Firth

Peter Ingleton

Stephen Fry

Frederick Crestwell

Sophie Thompson

Dora Moxton 'Moxie'

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Miranda Frayle / Freda Birch

Stephanie Beacham

Elizabeth

Charles Edwards

Phillip Bateman-Tobias

Michael Higgs

Film Director

Details

Director

Eric Styles

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Lucinda Films, Isle of Man Film Commission

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

November 19, 2022

★ 6/10

This probably isn't one of Noël Coward's better plays for me, but Eric Styles has managed to assemble a solid cast to make this adaptation just about watchable. Edward Atterton (Lord Marshwood) has fallen for Hollywood star "Miranda" (Jeanne Tripplehorn) who is, in turn, on the rebound from a relationship with her on-screen partner "Lucas" (William Baldwin). After their whirlwind romance on the Cô...